NAM.2016-10-10-17

Photograph of five men posing with two elephant tusks at Government House, Natal, 1876. One of the men is African whilst the others appear to be Government officials. They have been identified as: 1. Francis Seymour Haden, (second from the left), Colonial Secretary of Natal 2. W H Beaumont (seated) 3. W Bulwer (left-hand side) 4. X Byrne (Second from the right) From an album of 40 photographs most likely belonging to the family of Sir John Dartnell, primarily of South Africa in the 1870s. It features various groups and personalities, including Lord Chelmsford and his Staff, and images of the the Natal Mounted Police, which Dartnell raised.