Swaziland Digital Archives: Decades: 1890's

About the 1890's

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1890 Bremer's Store Photographer: Joseph Rauscher Source: Millin family	Photo No. 100	Bremer was one of the early traders. Manzini was originally named Bremersdorp after him.
1890 Bremersdorp Club Photographer: Joseph Rauscher Source: Millin family	Photo No. 96	Bremersdorp Club was the main meeting place in the dorp.
1890's "Lang Lief Die President" Photographer: Joseph Rauscher Source: Millin family	Photo No. 119	Birthday celebrations for President Kruger in Manzini during the Boer occupation of 1895 to 1899.
1890's Bothma Daughters Photographer: Unknown Source: Dawson family	Photo No. 469	On the left is Isabella Bothma, the girl is Helena Cornelia, her mother is Hester Regina Holtman, the baby is Antoinette and the boy is Abraham Karel Holtman (named after his grandfather A.K. Bothma).
1890's Bremersdorp View Photographer: Joseph Rauscher Source: Millin family	Photo No. 98	General view of the town.
1890's Carter's House Photographer: Joseph Rauscher Source: Millin family	Photo No. 102	Carter is the bearded man with his arms folded. A legendary tough character, he and four others captured the Portuguese Fort in Delagoa Bay and held it for two days. He was given to politics and singing, although he had just one tuneless song. He was instrumental in setting up the gold mining industry near Piggs Peak.
1890's Catembe Photographer: Joseph Rauscher Source: National Archives	Photo No. 147	Catembe
1890's Cattle in town Photographer: Unknown Source: Millin family	Photo No. 104	Cattle almost certainly in Bremersdorp, now Manzini. If this photo gives the impression of being the Wild West, it was African style. The same people followed gold rushes for the same reason, potentially easy wealth, free land and adventure.
1890's Chiefs and Commissioners Photographer: n/a Source: National Archives	Photo No. 106	A group of British Administrators having a meeting with Swazi Chiefs, according to the original title. It clearly shows up the attitudes of the British - there are no Chiefs anywhere in the engraving. Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts was one of the British Commissioners.
1890's Concessionaires at Mbandzeni Photographer: Joseph Rauscher Source: Millin family	Photo No. 107	Famous photo of the whites trying their luck at King Mbandzeni's kraal. They were trying to get concessions for minerals and services. They bought these and access to the King, access to the King was also for sale by his advisors.