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Stone Paddock in a Field [at Malsetter?]

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:17

Identifier

Coll-1434/988

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a stone paddock or barn in a field [at Malsetter? South Africa] in the early 20th century.

View in Melsetter District

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:16

Identifier

Coll-1434/979

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of the view in the mountainous Melsetter District in Eastern Zimbabwe in the early 20th century.

Trees Killed on Native Lands

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:16

Identifier

Coll-1434/980

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of trees killed on native lands in Africa in the early 20th century.

Malsetter

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:16

Identifier

Coll-1434/981

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of Malsetter, a farm in South Africa showing the hills and plains in the early 20th century.

Malsetter

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:16

Identifier

Coll-1434/982

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of Malsetter, a farm in South Africa showing the hills and plains in the early 20th century.

Malsetter

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:16

Identifier

Coll-1434/983

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of Malsetter, a farm in South Africa showing the hills and plains in the early 20th century.

Camp Breakfast

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/974

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of the camp breakfast wagon on the plains in [Africa?] in the early 20th century.

Political Map of South Africa

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/975

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Illustration of a political map of South Africa between 1900 and 1914. The initials 'RW' are written on the edge of the slide.

Man with Baby Next to Supply Wagon

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/976

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a seated man holding a baby next to a supply wagon on the plains in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Chief Holies Cattle

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/977

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a boy watching a herd of cattle owned by Chief Holies in Africa in the early 20th century.

Matabele Family

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/978

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a Matabele family wearing traditional and Western dress standing in front of their house in South Africa in the early 20th century.

The Beautiful Sussex Heifer

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/969

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Engraving of 'The Beautiful Sussex Heifer' which won a prize at Smithfield over Christmas in 1800 and was bred by Mr. Vittle and fatted by Mr. Kingsforth in Kent.

Sussex Ox

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/970

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Engraving of a Sussex ox 'from the Earl of Egremont's stock' in 1801.

Men Farming in Africa

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/971

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a group of men working in a field with hoes in Africa in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Mashonas Lucky Jim Mine

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/972

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a group of Mashona men standing in front of thatched huts at the Lucky Jim mine in the early 20th century.

Central Farm, Devon Cattle

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:15

Identifier

Coll-1434/973

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a herd of Devon cattle on the Central farm in the early 20th century.

Sussex Ox Grandsire

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/964

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of the Sussex ox Grandsire [possibly "Gold Smith" bred by W. S. …

Sussex Cow, "Ella"

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/965

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of the Sussex cow, "Ella" standing in a paddock next to a brick barn in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Sussex Bull

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/966

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Engraving of a Sussex bull 'from the Earl of Egremont's stock' in 1801.

Sussex Heifer, "Ella"

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/967

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of the Sussex heifer, "Ella" standing in a paddock next to a brick barn in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Sussex Bull, "Gentleman"

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/968

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of the Sussex bull, "Gentleman" standing in a paddock next to a brick barn in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Winter Oats Kirkman's

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/1029

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of two men standing in a field of winter oats at Kirkman's in South Africa in the early 20th century.

Barley Wheat

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/1030

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a man standing next to a field of barley wheat in the early/mid 20th century.

Mealie Bin, Central Estates

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/1031

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of a mealie storage bin in the Central Estates, [South Africa] in the early 20th century.

London Dairy Show

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:14

Identifier

Coll-1434/963

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of the London Dairy Show of 1938 showing pens with cattle, people walking around and stalls with bells and containers.