| Three British infantrymen are pictured in front of their blockhouse - one in an extensive chain of fortifications set up by General Roberts to hamper the free movement of the Boer Commandos. All three men pose in shirtsleeve's and it is interesting to note that all three have different pattern bandoleers. The tallest man standing on the rear left is identified on the reverse of the card as Joe Breem. Although the photo's back mark indicates a Halifax photographer, W. Bottomley in all likelihood reprinted this image from another produced by a South African photographer. The bright mark in the upper right hand side of the photograph is a reflection that occurred when Bottomley rephotographed the original image. Cabinet Photograph W. Bottomley - Photographer Halifax, England. c. 1901 |
