Antique Historical Photographs Cabinet Cards Cape Town London Buckingham Palace England Queen Victoria Royal Family Set 1
Excellent original antique set of historical photographs/cabinet cards, from man known professional photographers at that time, primarily in London, to Cape Town, South Africa, to Vienna, at the turn of the century. Some have names, and notations or professional photographer's information, on reverse: (R.E. Sloan Jan 1895), from Fripp/Tripp, in Cape Town, and his daughter, noted on another photograph; Charles F. Treble, 10 Stockbridge Terrace, Buckingham Palace Road, London; Naudin, The Terrace, Kensington High Street, London, Brixton and Belgravia, Queen's Parade Clapham Janction; London School of Photography; Vienna Studio; Atelier Helios, Cassel; one from B.G. Grondal, in Lindsborg, Kansas; J.E. Bruton, Cape Town, (May Overton Sloan), Francis R. Elwell; O. Battenhaussen Port Elizabeth, Vienna; Vienna Studio, Westcliff on the Sea; Wood & Co. Brompton Road, Artists Colourmen;A. X G. Taylor, 70 &78 Queen Victoria Street Photographers to her Majesty, the Queen and their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales; etc.
At least three of the images of the people are linked, by heritage. (Two with the last name of Sloan, presumably a father and daughter, and another photo dedicated to her uncle John, in 1904, taken by Vienna Studio in Westcliff on the Sea) It is possible all of these people are from the same family, as at least two have the same name, and all lived within the same areas, and used the same photographer's studios. This set has several people that have been photographed that are the same people/different sittings, and times, that have a few photos of Queen Victoria, and her daughter Princess Louise, and some family members. Many of the family members are thought to be family members in the Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld family, and her daughter, England's Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria issues charter for the formation of the British South Africa Company
Tuesday, 15 October 1889
South Africa effectively became a British colony in 1795. This led to great number of changes, such as the expansion into the interior of South Africa and the discovery of gold and diamonds. By the mid-nineteenth century, the mining industry was well established, particularly under the leadership of Cecil John Rhodes, a politician and mining magnate, who sought to further the influence of the British Empire over the African continent. A royal charter was sought to establish a company, based on the British East India model (BEIC), in which this goal could be achieved.
On 15 October 1889, Queen Victoria issued such a charter, and the British South Africa Company (BSAC) was established. Trade was undertaken with various African leaders, often unscrupulously, in which vast amounts of land were acquired. The BSAC recruited its own army, which it used to defeat the Matabele and to establish a colony, later known as Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). The charter was extended to 1914, but was eventually revoked in 1923 as the White settlers in Southern Rhodesia grew tired of company administration.
Shares of the BSAC were eventually consolidated in various mining companies, one of which is Anglo American.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/queen-victoria-issues-charter-formation-british-south-africa-company
There are 17 larger cabinet cards, in good condition, and 1 that has long scratches, as shown. Most are in excellent condition, a few have some light or slight marks. One, placed at the lower right corner, has the longest scratch, and the most damage out of the set. Please review all images, for details. Average size of the cards are approximately 4.2" X 6.4" There is a second, smaller set of photographic cabinet cards on another listing, in our store; some of the people in the other set of photographs, are the same people as in these, but in different photos/at a different time in their lives.
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