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Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
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Hall, Morris, Captain
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Mansergh, John Craven
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Michell, John, Sir, 1781â1866
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Lawlor, Captain
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Frontier Wars, 1811-1878
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Africa
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Cape of Good Hope
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Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
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Great Britain
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South Africa
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Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851
63
Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9
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Michell, John, Sir, 1781-1866
51
De Smidt, Annie, 19th cent
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Great Britain. Army
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Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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Hall, Morris, Captain
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Mansergh, John Craven
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South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
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De Smidt, Annie, 19th century
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King, William Ross, 1822-1890
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Robert Provo Norris Collection
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1.
Xhosa /"Kaffir" man addressing tribe members.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
2.
Watercolors: city views
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
3.
Watercolors: landscapes and architectural subjects
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
ca. 1846-51
Collection:
Archives
4.
Watercolors: landscapes and exterior/natural settings
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
5.
Watercolors: people
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
6.
View of a lowland or valley floor with hills in distance/ "Fort White."
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
7.
View of stone buildings with verandas and false front / Mountainous chasm.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
8.
Village in grassy hills /"Fort Cox," distant view.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
9.
Zander End scene /graphite sketch of coastal buildings.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
10.
"Fort Cox," brushy hills and mountains in background.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
11.
"Eno: A Kaffir Chief."
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
12.
Envelope, addressed to "Captain Lawlor, R.A., 13 Marine Parade, Lowesloff ... with Rev. Mr. D.G. Norris's kind regards and best thanks."
Creator:
Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9
Date:
between 1847 and 1852?
Collection:
Archives
13.
Portrait of a young man.
Date:
1836
Collection:
Archives
14.
Pen and ink drawings
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
15.
"Near [?] Zanderend," river and mountains / "River Loudes [East London?] End" graphite sketch.
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
16.
Newspaper clipping of an article (from an unidentified source) describing the Kaffir Bush, or Acacia Horrida.
Date:
circa 1850-1852
Collection:
Archives
17.
Robert Provo Norris Collection
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
18.
Mounted officer riding a galloping horse.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
19.
"Meeting of Kaffirs on 21 Dec[ember] 1850 at Fort Cox...to Meet Sir H. Smith."
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1850 December
Collection:
Archives
20.
"Panoramic" view of military buildings and encampment.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
21.
"Cape Corps," portrait of an African man in military garb.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1850 November
Collection:
Archives
22.
"Cape Town/Henry de ____[?]"
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
23.
Castle, "Near KW Town."
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
24.
African (Xhosa?) woman carrying baskets on her head.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
25.
Brushy hills and mountains / Zander End view.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
26.
Cypress trees with man sitting under them, church tower in background.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
27.
"__amber's _op, Taben-Dodo, June 51, In front of Fort White" hilltop beyond a dusty lowland.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1851 June
Collection:
Archives
28.
Rocky coastline scene /unfinished shoreline village.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
29.
Rooftop view of stone buildings with verandas, ships just off shore /Sketch of arched bridge.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
30.
Sketch of an officer in uniform.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
31.
Correspondence and Writings
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
32.
Sketchbook
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
33.
Watercolors and Drawings
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
34.
Diaries
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
35.
Stone fort buildings in grassy lowland, rocky feature on hilltop beyond.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
36.
Stone tower on coastline.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
37.
Tents inside a fort/Incomplete sketch of tents.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
38.
Diary
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1847 September 1-1850 May 9
Collection:
Archives
39.
Diary
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1848 September 8-1851 October 9
Collection:
Archives
40.
Church building in grassy valley.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1850 September 10
Collection:
Archives
41.
Coastline fort / Wooden cabins.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
42.
Coastline with mountains and ships in water.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
43.
Graphite drawings and watercolor sketches of miscellaneous subjects, chiefly landscapes in South Africa.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1848?
Collection:
Archives
44.
Graphite drawings: landscapes
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
45.
Graphite drawings: people
Date:
1846-1854
Collection:
Archives
46.
Jockey on horseback with dog.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
47.
Unidentified fort and buildings on hilltops.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
48.
Unfinished tree with rocky shore in the distance.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
49.
"Attack on Fort White, 3 January 1851."
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
1851 January
Collection:
Archives
50.
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1851 October 15, from John Craven Mansergh to Reverend Dennis George Norris.
Creator:
Mansergh, John Craven
Date:
1851 October 15
Collection:
Archives
51.
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1851 October 15, from John Michell, Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Regiment, to Reverend Dennis George Norris.
Creator:
Michell, John, Sir, 1781â1866
Date:
1851 October 15
Collection:
Archives
52.
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1852 January 15, from Captain Lawlor to John Michell, Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Regiment.
Creator:
Lawlor, Captain
Date:
1852 (?) January 15
Collection:
Archives
53.
Manuscript copy of a letter from Morris Hall, Captain of the 6th Regiment, to Reverend Dennis George Norris.
Creator:
Hall, Morris, Captain
Date:
1854 July 30
Collection:
Archives
54.
Manuscript copy of excerpts from Graham's Town Journal.
Date:
1851 October 25
Collection:
Archives
55.
Manuscript copy of excerpts of a letter from Captain Morris Hall of the Cape Mounted Rifles to an unidentified recipient.
Creator:
Hall, Morris, Captain
Date:
1851 November 12
Collection:
Archives
56.
Manuscript copy of excerpts of a letter from Captain Morris Hall to an unidentified recipient.
Creator:
Hall, Morris, Captain
Date:
1851 November 12
Collection:
Archives
57.
Manuscript letter from John Michell to Dennis George Norris.
Creator:
Michell, John, Sir, 1781â1866
Date:
1851 October 15
Collection:
Archives
58.
Manuscripts copy of excerpts from W.R. King's Campaigning in Kaffirland.
Date:
1853?
Collection:
Archives
59.
Lookout tower or blockhouse on coastline/ Brushy rock chasm.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
60.
Landscape with fort as seen from riverbank.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
61.
Landscape with unidentified fort at center.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
62.
"Kaffirs" portrait of man, two women, and infant.
Creator:
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Date:
circa 1846-1851
Collection:
Archives
63.
Letter from John Craven Mansergh, Captain of the 6th Regiment, to Dennis George Norris.
Creator:
Mansergh, John Craven
Date:
1851 November 12
Collection:
Archives