P02578.018 Accession Number: P02578.018

Description

The renegade Englishman, Frank Pearson, stands handcuffed in an open field as three unidentified men, possibly compatriots, lie at his feet. A Boer sympathiser, he was captured at Wolmaransstad by troops from the Northumberland Fusiliers. Pearson was involved in the execution of prisoners and later imprisoned.

Details

Accession Number
P02578.018
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1900
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor W H Philp
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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