Register. Febr. 1867 to May 1875 [Breakwater Prison register]
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Title
Register. Febr. 1867 to May 1875 [Breakwater Prison register]
Medium
ink on paper
Date
1867-1875
Description
A hardback register covered in marbleised paper in autumnal colours with a heart-shaped paper label with the following handwritten title: '[...] Register[.] Febr[.] 1867 to May 1875'.
Keyword
Breakwater Prison (register for), label (in the shape of a heart), WHI Bleek (interviewed language instructors from)
Notes
Established in 1859, the Breakwater Prison was a major convict station used primarily to provide cheap labor for the construction of the Cape Town harbor breakwater (further reading: https://open.uct.ac.za/items/7fc61a5d-1c39-4404-a2b0-bce05a0ead9b).
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