SOUTH AFRICA, C 1900. LOCATION UNKNOWN. BRITISH CAVALRY HORSES BEING LED AWAY AFTER DRAWING ...

Place Africa: South Africa
Accession Number P00295.042
Collection type Photograph
Object type Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin
Physical description Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin
Maker Underwood and Underwood
Conflict South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

SOUTH AFRICA, C 1900. LOCATION UNKNOWN. BRITISH CAVALRY HORSES BEING LED AWAY AFTER DRAWING RATIONS. NOTE THE NOSEBAG OF GRAIN SLUNG AROUND EACH HORSE'S NECK. BRIDLE BITS HAVE BEEN REMOVED WHICH MEANS THE HORSES COULD BE ON THE WAY TO WATER. THESE ARE ENGLISH HORSES IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION INDICATING THAT THE UNIT MAY BE NEWLY ARRIVED. (ORIGINALS IN AWM ARCHIVAL STORE)