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A photograph of E.M. Thierry sitting in a chair in the elephant camp. There is a dense thorn bush in the background.

A photograph of an ox cart with Homer Shantz's luggage.

A photograph showing an andropogon-like sod on a deep sandy loam soil with occasional thickets of acacia horrida, many bulb plants, asparagus, smilax, aloe, and lycium-like plants.

A photograph showing euphorbia on the bluff and other vegetation such as low brush and aloes with some opuntia.

A photograph of two Ngqika girls with their faces painted with white and orange clay. They also have orange colored blankets drapped over them. The Ngqika clan were referred to as “Gaika” people by the Europeans.

A photograph of two Ngqika girls with their faces painted with white and orange clay. They also have orange colored blankets drapped over them. The Ngqika clan were referred to as “Gaika” people by the Europeans.

A general view across the valley, showing the bush type thorn trees and aloes.

A view of the aloe grass brush type.

A general view of the aloe grass brush type.

A photograph of a heath-covered sandy land with protea, everlastings, yellow composites, crocus grass, and yellow rayless composites. There is also a large termite hill in the foreground with E.M. Thierry standing beside it.

A photograph of protea (probably P. lepidocarpodendron) in flower with Director F. W. Fitzsimons of the museum.

A photograph of a grass cover with tall ericas and many drosera plants.

A close view of a female cormorant standing on rocks by the coast.

A photograph of a female cormorant with wings spread while standing on some rocks by the coast.

A photograph of a view of a dense portion of natural vegetation covering the hills below Bluecliff.

A detailed photograph of vegetation at Bluecliff with small shrub in the foreground and showing euphorbia, opuntia, ziziphus and an occasional aloe.

A detailed photograph of vegetation at Bluecliff, showing euphorbia, opuntia, ziziphus and an occasional aloe.

A detailed photograph of vegetation at Bluecliff, showing euphorbia, opuntia, ziziphus and an occasional aloe.

A detailed photograph of vegetation at Bluecliff, showing euphorbia, opuntia, ziziphus and an occasional aloe.

A photograph showing low brush euphorbia, opuntia, ziziphus, and an occasional aloe.