Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2626BD6
    Site Name
    J.B Marks Statue, JB Marks Monument, Ventersdorp
    Site Category
    References
    Site Relationships
    Record Administration
    Author
    Vuyelwa.Duduma
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
    Monuments & Memorials Recordings
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    Inventory Reference
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    Classifications
    Monument Type
    Description

    To commemoration of overthrowing Racial supremacy and winning "power to the people".Commemoration of an apartheid struggle hero and stalwart.

    Original Position
    Original Positioned
    Contains Animal figures?
    No
    Contains Human figures?
    No
    Construction Materials
    Bronze
    Pedestal Material
    Bricks
    tiles
    Person/Institution Commemorated
    Event Commemorated
    The work JB Mark's did during the south African struggle (Apartheid)
    Date Unveiled
    Unveiled Comment
    Hon President Zuma
    Inscriptions
    This statue is a dedication of John Beaver Mark's 1903-1972
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -26.324153, 26.809021
      North West
      • Dr Kenneth Kaunda
      • JB Marks
      Directions to Site
      R61,N9 entering Aberdeen from Graaff-Reinet in Andries Pretorius street in the right hand site at the local Library .
      Access details
      Public Access
      Administration of Protections
      Administration Description

      consider merger with https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/dc40namm0019
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      Media
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