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Concrete Pylon and Sword Motif,at the Concentratio...

Concrete Pylon and Sword Motif,at the Concentration Camp, Garden of Remembrance, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape. Concrete Pylon and sword motif represents struggle, violence and destruction .The fifteen depressions and seventeen blocks represent the 32 months of war and confined to the camp for 17 months.Triangular in shape to represent tent life in confinement.South African War ( Anglo-Boer War) Aliwal North concentration camp memorial , Eastern Cape, . Concentration Camp operated from January 1901, Inmates mainly from Rouxville, Zastron and Smithfield. Camp officially closed on 28. 11.1902South African War ( Anglo-Boer War) Aliwal North concentration camp memorial , Eastern Cape, . Concentration Camp operated from January 1901, Inmates mainly from Rouxville, Zastron and Smithfield. Camp officially closed on 28. 11.1902
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Authors

Sue Kramer

Country
south africa
Credit Notice
Sue Kramer / Independent Photographers / african.pictures
Date published
17-06-2010
External ID 1
APN566436
Image Number
APN566436
Province or State
eastern cape
Published in
aliwal north

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