Free State Collection

Diamond mining on the Vaal River, Free State, South Africa, 19th century. Artist: St de Dree
Diamond mining on the Vaal River, Free State, South Africa, 19th century

Rebel republican troops guarding the Court House in Sligo which they had seized a few days before in order to prevent a meeting of the Free State party but were unable to do so

The Tentacles at Work, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Tentacles at Work, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Ward in General Hospital No 10, formerly Greys College, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ward in General Hospital No 10, formerly Greys College, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1901. Casualties of the Boer War recuperating. Stereoscopic card

Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State, South Africa, Africa

Campaigning in the Free State, Lord Roberts and Staff starting out for a Reconnaissance from his Headquarters at
1599841 Campaigning in the Free State, Lord Roberts and Staff starting out for a Reconnaissance from his Headquarters at Smaldeel (litho) by Begg

The War in South Africa (litho)
1048453 The War in South Africa (litho) by Russell, Walter Westley (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in South Africa)

Mr H M Stanley, the First Governor of the New Free State of the Congo (engraving)
1614122 Mr H M Stanley, the First Governor of the New Free State of the Congo (engraving) by Moscheles, Felix Stone (1833-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr H M Stanley)

The Zulu War (engraving)
1058869 The Zulu War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War. Illustration for The Graphic)

Into the Free State at Last, Montmorencys Scouts crossing the Frontier (litho)
1048441 Into the Free State at Last, Montmorencys Scouts crossing the Frontier (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Into the Free State at Last)

Campaigning in the Free State (litho)
1599804 Campaigning in the Free State (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Campaigning in the Free State, a Physical Argument to Vacillating Free Staters)

Across the Free State Border with Aldersons Mounted Infantry (b / w photo)
1599489 Across the Free State Border with Aldersons Mounted Infantry (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christian De Wet (litho)
3623461 Christian De Wet (litho) by Waugh, Frederick Judd (1861-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian De Wet. Illustration for With The Flag To Pretoria by H W Wilson (Harmsworth)

Postcard depicting Olliviers Commando leaving Rouxville (b / w photo)
815353 Postcard depicting Olliviers Commando leaving Rouxville (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Defence of East Griqualand (b / w photo)
1599284 The Defence of East Griqualand (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defence of East Griqualand)

The Transvaal War, a Free State Train at Norvals Pont Station at the Junction between Port Elizabeth
1592842 The Transvaal War, a Free State Train at Norvals Pont Station at the Junction between Port Elizabeth and the Free State (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Campaigning Scenes from the Boer Side (b / w photo)
1599806 Campaigning Scenes from the Boer Side (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Campaigning Scenes from the Boer Side)

Campaigning in the Free State, Lord Robertss Column crossing the Sand River Drift (litho)
1599890 Campaigning in the Free State, Lord Robertss Column crossing the Sand River Drift (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Campaigning in the Free State)

Huguenot Seminary, Wellington (b / w photo)
3092459 Huguenot Seminary, Wellington (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huguenot Seminary, Wellington)

Main Street, Port Elizabeth (b / w photo)
3092376 Main Street, Port Elizabeth (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Main Street, Port Elizabeth)

With Lord Roberts in the Free State, the Arrest of a Dutch Suspect (litho)
1048484 With Lord Roberts in the Free State, the Arrest of a Dutch Suspect (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Lord Roberts in the Free State)

Dublins battle of hotels. Free State snipers firing from the Royal Bank. This is opposite the Gresham Hotel, one of the buildings in Sackville Street, Dublin, still held by rebels. July 1922

The Capture of De Wets Convoy at Reitz, June 6, 1901, 1902. Attack on Boer waggons by Colonel De Lisles Force.. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke

Major-General Charles Knox, 1902. Creator: Elliott & Fry
Major-General Charles Knox, 1902. Charles Edmond Knox, (1846-1938) Anglo-Irish soldier of the British Army commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade during the Battle of Paardeberg in February 1900

The Surrender of Kroonstadt: Troops Marching Past Lord Roberts and Staff, 1901. Creator
The Surrender of Kroonstadt: Troops Marching Past Lord Roberts and Staff, 1901. Kroonstad - temporary capital of the Orange Free State - was surrendered to the British on the 11th May, 1900

Lord Roberts and His Staff Watching the Boers Retreat from Zand River; General French in Pursuit on the Extreme Left, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

The Great Advance: Lord Robertss Column Crossing the Sand River Drift, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Great Advance: Lord Robertss Column Crossing the Sand River Drift, 1901. British forces cross the Sand River advancing on Boer positions during the Second Boer War

Lieutenant-General Tucker, C. B. 1901. Creator: Raja Deen Dajal
Lieutenant-General Tucker, C.B. 1901. Charles Tucker (1838-1935) British Army officer who commanded the garrison in the City of Pretoria

The Reddersburg Mishap: Men of the Irish Rifles and Mounted Infantry Delivering Up Their Arms, 1901. Troops led by General Christiaan de Wet attacked a convoy of 600 of the Royal Irish Rifles

The British Occupation of Bloemfontein - An Evening Concert, 1900. Creator: A Forestier
The British Occupation of Bloemfontein - An Evening Concert in Market Square by the Pipers of the Highland Brigade, 1900. British forces entered the Orange Free State

A Dutch Village Near Edenburg, 1902. Creator: Unknown
A Dutch Village Near Edenburg, 1902. Edenburg, a small sheep and cattle farming town about 80 kilometres south of Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa

De Wet, 1901. Creator: Unknown
De Wet, 1901. Christiaan de Wet (1854-1922) Boer general, rebel leader and politician planned the surprise attack on Sannas Post followerd by victory at Reddersburg

The Formal Surrender of Bloemfontein, 1900. Creator: Joseph Finnemore
The Formal Surrender of Bloemfontein, 1900. Bloemfontein, founded as a British outpost by Major Henry Douglas Warden and capital of the Orange Free State surrendered to the British on 13 March 1900

Bloemfontein from the South, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson
Bloemfontein from the South, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Ambuscade at Koornspruit: A Critical Moment, 1900, (1901). Creator: Frederic de Haenen
The Ambuscade at Koornspruit: A Critical Moment, 1900, (1901). The Battle of Sannas Post (also known as Korn Spruit) was fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Map Showing the Lines of Advance from Bloemfontein to Pretoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing the Lines of Advance from Bloemfontein to Pretoria, 1901. Positions and lines of advance of British forces c1900

Map Illustrating the Movements for the Relief of Kimberley and the Capture of Bloemfontein, 1901. The key indicates the movements of Major General Frenchs cavalry and of the infantry

Bloemfontein, 1901. Creator: Donald E M Cracken
Bloemfontein, 1901. The town of Bloemfontein, capital of the Orange Free State, an independent Boer sovereign republic until 1902, and now part of South Africa

The flat landscape and very red soil farmlands of the Free state, very near to Parys
color, colour, farmlands, free state, Gallo Landscapes, 970381190

Landscape Clouds near Bloemfontein, Free state, South Africa
cloud formations over the Highveld

The dry and arid landscape in the Free state has very red / orange soil, not far from Boshoff
arid, color, colour, free state, Gallo Landscapes, 970380682

Cross Street, looking North, Kroonstad, O. R. C, c1905. Creator: Unknown
Cross Street, looking North, Kroonstad, O.R.C, c1905. Street with cyclist in Kroonstad, then part of the Orange River Colony

Lord Roberts State Entry into Bloemfontein, 1900. British Field Marshal Lord Roberts (1832-1914) and his troops entered Bloemfontein on 13 March 1900

Bobs Eyes, British Scouts, 1900. Scene from the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) fought in what is now South Africa, between Great Britain

The Guards Brigade on the march to Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Guards Brigade on the march to Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Bloemfontein, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Bloemfontein, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

Government buildings, Bloemfontein, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Convalescent soldiers, general hospital no 10, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Reading of the fall of Pretoria

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The Free State: A Tapestry of History and Struggle In the 1850s, the Free State became a battleground for the ideological clash between Free Soil advocates and proponents of slavery. The conflict in Kansas was fierce, as both sides fought tooth and nail to establish their vision for the future. Amidst this turmoil, a pro-slavery poster emerged in Kansas, reflecting the deep-rooted divisions within society. It served as a stark reminder of the intense struggle that unfolded on these lands. Away from America's shores, another chapter unfolded in South Africa's history. Diamond mining on the Vaal River in the Free State during the 19th century brought prosperity but also exploitation. St de Dree captured this complex reality through his artistry, shedding light on an industry built upon both wealth and suffering. Moving forward to 1901, "The Tentacles at Work" depicted an unknown artist's interpretation of power dynamics at play. This thought-provoking piece invites us to reflect on how various forces manipulate circumstances to serve their own interests. Shifting gears once again, rebel republican troops seized control of Sligo's Court House - a pivotal moment in Irish history. Their actions symbolized resistance against oppression and marked yet another instance where freedom was fiercely pursued within a state struggling with its own identity. Nature has always played an integral role in shaping our understanding of freedom too. Golden Gate Highlands National Park stands proudly within South Africa's Free State region - its breathtaking landscapes reminding us that liberation can be found amidst untouched beauty. Campaigning across this diverse land was not uncommon either; Lord Roberts embarked on reconnaissance missions from his headquarters at Smaldeel during times when war ravaged South Africa. Lithographs depicting these campaigns offer glimpses into military strategies employed by those fighting for control over this contested territory. As we delve deeper into history, Mr H M Stanley emerges as an influential figure - he became known as the First Governor of the New Free State of the Congo.