Boer War: a group of nuns outside the military hospital at Mafeking, South Africa. Halftone, c.1900, after J. Emerson Neilly.

1900

1 print : halftone

The care of the wounded at Mafeking ... our photograph, which is by J. Emerson Neilly, and was forwarded by runner to Bulawayo, shows a group of nuns outside the Convent ... Lettering continues: "The Convent at Mafeking is used as a hospital for the wounded, but, in spite of the Red Flag flying above it, it is often a target for the Boer guns ..."

Wellcome Collection 23503i