Object Listing

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon with racist tones of Mr Orpen, in a suit and top hat, standing at the entrance to a hut. An African man is peering out at him. At the entrance of the hut are several empty wine bottles. Two African men drawn faintly in the background are laughing at the scene. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of Captain Whindus and General Hahn on horseback moving in opposite directions and circled by soldiers. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of a group of politicians, depicted with portrait heads on bodies of monkeys, each carrying a labelled bag. The short Saul Solomon is easily identified. They are walking towards a wooden shack labelled "Monkey House. House of Assembly." The Speaker, wearing his wig, is leaning out of a window. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of three cloaked and hooded men (the three witches) with inscribed sticks stirring a pot labelled "Native Affairs" with a soldier (Sir B Frere as Macbeth)."Gaika" appears three times in the smoke. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of military leader on horseback saluting standing soldiers. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of three men with different hats (slouch, pith, military) striding through water towards a brilliant light behind which are two African men with fingers pointing to their noses. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Portrait head and shoulders of Pope Leo XIII smiling, wearing official costume and scull cap. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon - against the background of the Cape, represented by Table Mountain, a man welcomes a woman labelled "West" while "East" crouches behind him. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon: night scene of Cetchwayo with a ghostly Dingaan behind. responding to "Sh.tones Boundary Policy" below Cetchwayo's foot. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon: Sir Bartle [Frere] on left in top hat and dress suit surrounded by other in different dress. Scene takes place next to a railway track labelled Government. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon: the central rectangular panel shows a horse race between "Blackrock" and "Alexander the Great" racing towards the finish for the "The Western Province Plate" according to the text. Surrounding the central image are seven smaller annotated images. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of a classroom in which a headmaster admonishes his pupils (adult men drawn small). A sixth man wearing a dunce hat marked J.X.M (Merriman) is drawing an image of the headmaster on the blackboard without his noticing. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii)) The new first class admonished by the Head Master to advoid [sic] the errors of their predecessors. Caricatures of Sir Bartle Frere, Spriggs Ministry and John X Merriman

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon based on the famous death scene in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. On the left in a Classical setting is Caesar (Merriman?) with several swords raised around his head -they carry the names of different Cape newspapers and magazines. Opposite him is Brutus with a single sword named the Cape Argus. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of the Cape Colony as a woman dressed in classical style holding annotated paper scrolls, one is marked Sir B Frere. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of two men behind a pile of bodies with spears in their backs. Paper right corner "[E]vidence of Richard Tainton before the Defence Committee." (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of two men, one tall and one short, boxing. The tall one, on the right, socks himself in the eye. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Portrait-like cartoon of two men (Miller and Paterson) standing on a harbour quay, shaking hands and having a conversation. Text below indicates that this is about expenditure. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Double page cartoon with Cape Colony as a classical female figure seated on an elaborate chair with the British Lion behind and Justice on the right. Politicians as Roman soldiers approach to be touched by the circlet of victory in her hand. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of bearded man bound with an annotated rope to a chair in a dark room marked "Treasury". A bell, tambourine and guitar float around him. Text below refers to Miller. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of an ambush. Five men on the left are executing the ambush. One is recognisable as Saul Solomon. The unsuspecting man on the right is walking along a road with a small travelling bundle over his shoulder. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of back view of a carriage with male figures and banners with names of newspapers and magazines. One is Saul Solomon with the Cape Argus. In the foreground is a man dressed as woman carrying a big bag over his shoulder labelled "Cape Post." (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of a dog catching rats. The dog has a human face (to be identified). He has one rat (named Bok) in his mouth and another (named Pretorius) pinned down by his left front paw. The other three rats (named Erasmus, Pretorius and Kruger) are scurrying away. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon with Diogenes extending his arm towards four men in suits conferring in a tight group on a countryside road. The one man is possibly Cecil J Rhodes. Title (below image) provides a commentary on quote from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of Cape Colony as a woman dressed in a lion skin and holding a labelled toy train towards a man-child (Sir John Molteno) sitting on the floor. Smiling child behind Lady Cape is Sir Gordon Sprigg. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of a man on his knees pleading to a standing man. Behind is a woman, marked "Annexation," holding a cornucopia of fruit and wearing a headband that says Prosperity. In the background is another female figure carrying a large banner and a sword. Around her neck is a band with the word "Independence." (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of an actor performing a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Ghost-like figure on right labelled "Syfret vs Benjamin". (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of a tall man (John X Merriman) looking down on a short man (Saul Solomon) adjacent to a fire with a kettle boiling. The text below explains the uselessness of the press. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of a group of five men in a street outside the Cape Argus offices. The short man (Saul Solomon) holds a telegram for another to read. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Racist cartoon of a group of men of various ethnic groups, who are supposed Members of Parliament, sitting in their benches. Behind them sit three bemused White men. Made to illustrate the excerpt from the Cape Argus below the image. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of Cape Town in 1980, a projection forward of 100 years, with dressed-up monkeys and goats, and men with monkey features. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))