Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
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Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
Members of The African Choir pose for a group portrait as if performing 'The Kaffir...Members of The African Choir pose for a group portrait as if performing 'The Kaffir Wedding Song' from their repertoire, 1891. Their English choir manager, Walter Letty, and musical director, James Balmer, look on from the sides. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country. Their best known performance was before Queen Victoria at Osborne House, the royal residence on the Isle of Wight, in 1891.
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Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singers Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe, of The African Choir, 1891. The...South African singers Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe, of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.2of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
December 02, 1889 Lizenz
Caribbean-born bare-knuckle boxer Peter Jackson (1861 - 1901), 2nd December 1889....Caribbean-born bare-knuckle boxer Peter Jackson (1861 - 1901), 2nd December 1889. The descendant of a freed slave, he was born on the island of Saint Croix in the then Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands). He later emigrated as a deckhand to Australia and became an Australian citizen. Variously nicknamed 'Peter the Great' and 'The Black Prince', Jackson had a long career in Australia, America and England. He fought several matches in London, most famously against Jem Smith at the New Pelican Club Gym in 1889. He won the Australian heavyweight title in 1886 and the World Colored Heavyweight Championship in 1888. He died in from tuberculosis in Sydney in 1901.3of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
September 26, 1879 Lizenz
An unidentified boy, referred to as 'Zulu Boy' and possibly as 'Samba Klaas' in...An unidentified boy, referred to as 'Zulu Boy' and possibly as 'Samba Klaas' in London Stereoscopic Company documentation, 26th September 1879. The portrait was taken in the months following the Anglo-Zulu War and may be associated with a related exhibition.4of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
December 02, 1889 Lizenz
Caribbean-born bare-knuckle boxer Peter Jackson (1861 - 1901), 2nd December 1889....Caribbean-born bare-knuckle boxer Peter Jackson (1861 - 1901), 2nd December 1889. The descendant of a freed slave, he was born on the island of Saint Croix in the then Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands). He later emigrated as a deckhand to Australia and became an Australian citizen. Variously nicknamed 'Peter the Great' and 'The Black Prince', Jackson had a long career in Australia, America and England. He fought several matches in London, most famously against Jem Smith at the New Pelican Club Gym in 1889. He won the Australian heavyweight title in 1886 and the World Colored Heavyweight Championship in 1888. He died in from tuberculosis in Sydney in 1901.5of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Josiah Semouse, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The...South African singer Josiah Semouse, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.6of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
August 08, 1872 Lizenz
A studio portrait of Kalulu (Ndugu M'Hali, circa 1865 - 1877), 8th August 1872....A studio portrait of Kalulu (Ndugu M'Hali, circa 1865 - 1877), 8th August 1872. Kalulu was the personal servant and adopted child of Sir Henry Morton Stanley and accompanied the British explorer and journalist on his travels in Europe, America and the Seychelles. He was killed during an expedition in central Africa when the canoe he was travelling in was taken over the fifth cataract at the Livingstone Falls on the Lualaba river. Following his death, Stanley renamed the waterfall 'Kalulu Falls' in his memory.7of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.8of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.9of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Eleanor Xiniwe, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The...South African singer Eleanor Xiniwe, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.10of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singers Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe, of The African Choir imitating...South African singers Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe, of The African Choir imitating the roar suggested by a tiger skin rug, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.11of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.12of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.13of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Paul Xiniwe (1857 - 1902), a member of The African Choir,...South African singer Paul Xiniwe (1857 - 1902), a member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country. Xiniwe, of the Thembu, isiXhosa-speaking people, was born and lived in the Eastern Cape. In 1881 he studied at the Lovedale mission station in Eastern Cape Province as an advanced student, based on the recommendations of the Reverend Edward Solomon of Bedford. For several years, he worked as a teacher, before becoming a community leader, proprietor, social entrepreneur and hotel owner. In 1884 he presented a paper at the Native Educational Society, in which he stressed that the time had come for Africans to become members in Parliament. He joined Imbumba Yama Nyama (aka the South African Aborigines Association) and later became a leader of the South African Native Congress. In 1894 he opened the Temperance Hotel at Market Square in King Williams Town, the first hotel for Africans in the Cape Province.14of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Katie Manye (later known as Katie Makanya), a member of The...South African singer Katie Manye (later known as Katie Makanya), a member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.15of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Wellington Majiza, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The...South African singer Wellington Majiza, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.16of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
One of the two boy members of The African Choir, Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe,...One of the two boy members of The African Choir, Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe, holding a mirror, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.17of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Johanna Jonkers, a member of The African Choir, London, 1891....South African singer Johanna Jonkers, a member of The African Choir, London, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.18of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
August 08, 1872 Lizenz
A studio portrait of Kalulu (Ndugu M'Hali, circa 1865 - 1877), 8th August 1872....A studio portrait of Kalulu (Ndugu M'Hali, circa 1865 - 1877), 8th August 1872. Kalulu was the personal servant and adopted child of Sir Henry Morton Stanley and accompanied the British explorer and journalist on his travels in Europe, America and the Seychelles. He was killed during an expedition in central Africa when the canoe he was travelling in was taken over the fifth cataract at the Livingstone Falls on the Lualaba river. Following his death, Stanley renamed the waterfall 'Kalulu Falls' in his memory.19of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.20of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.21of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.22of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Charlotte Manye, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The...South African singer Charlotte Manye, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country. In the 1890s, Manye (also listed as Makhomo Manye) was the first black South African woman to graduate from Wilberforce University in the US. She later became an important political activist in South Africa. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton23of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.24of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South...A member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.25of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singer Eleanor Xiniwe, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The...South African singer Eleanor Xiniwe, a member of The African Choir, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.26of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
South African singers Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe, of The African Choir, in a...South African singers Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe, of The African Choir, in a staged photographic portrait session, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country.27of 28
Unearthed From The Archives: Stunning Portraits From Another Century
January 01, 1891 Lizenz
Members of The African Choir pose for a group portrait with their English choir...Members of The African Choir pose for a group portrait with their English choir manager, Walter Letty (front, left), and musical director James Balmer, 1891. The choir, drawn from seven different South African tribes, toured Britain from 1891 to 1893 to raise funds for a technical college in their home country. Their best known performance was before Queen Victoria at Osborne House, the royal residence on the Isle of Wight, in 1891.28of 28
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