Boer War: sick and wounded soldiers arriving at Modder River Camp. Reproduction after a sketch by F. de Haenen after R. Thiele.

1 photomechanical print : halftone ; image 16 x 22.9 cm

Wounded heroes arriving at Modder River Camp. From a photograph by our special photographer, Reinhold Thiele ; drawn by F. de Haenen. ... Lettering continues: "Our special photographer arrived at Modder River Camp while the wounded were being brought in from the battlefield of Magersfontein... It was a sight I shall never forget, and with it there was silence everywhere"

Wellcome Collection 22329i