Reference code
ZA UCT BC788
Title
Nelson Collection
Date(s)
- 1894-1947 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr H Nelson of Lansdowne, Cape Town, c. 1952.
Scope and content
Photograph albums:
1. Table Mountain, 1894-1905.
2. Table Mountain, Wynberg caves, 1932-1939.
3. Table Mountain; Kalk Bay; Fish Hoek
4. Military photographs at the Cape, 1880-1918; military photographs in London, undated.
5. Cape Town buildings; Peninsula beaches and scenes; Table Mountain reservoirs, etc. 1890-1947
6. Diary of Table Mountain and surrounding mountains in the Cape Peninsula, from Cape Town to Cape Point. “This type written record corresponds with all negatives in the files and all albums which are numbered and titles”. [negatives not part of collection].
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
No restrictions apply
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2013
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
An article by TF (Tim) Truluck, "The Survey of Bats' / Giant's / new Climber's Cave System" mentions this photographic collection and the exploration of caves in the Kalk Bay Mountains and Wynberg by the Moles. An unreferenced copy is on the administrative file of this collection.