A mounted member of the Kaiser's Schutztruppen for German South-west Africa - Schutztruppe für Deutsch Südwest Afrika. The reverse of the photograph bears the stamp of photographer A. Stephan of Paarl, Cape Colony. Inside the stamped garter is a German inscription stating that the photograph was taken in commemoration the rebellion in German Southwest Africa in 1905. The overall condition of this photograph gives it the impression of having been carried in this trooper's saddlebag during the rebellion or perhaps it simply bears the marks of having survived the devastation of World War II Germany. Cabinet Photograph A. Stephan - Photographer Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africa 1905