Early photographs lacked the realism of the painted portrait in that the production of a photograph in colour at the time of its invention was not feasible.
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Joline Young’s new book, “An uncomfortable paradise” takes us on a journey, part personal, part historical, and a South African history that few know of – early colonial life in Simons Town.
BLUE PLAQUES
Near this point on Government Square, in front of the Court House, on 31 May 1900 Field Marshall Roberts rode into Johannesburg and accepted surrender of Johannesburg from the Z.A.R. Commandant, Dr. F.E.T. Krause. The Boers had been allowed 24 hours to evacuate the town provided they left the mines intact.