Boer War: men lying in a military hospital housed in a public school at Mafeteng, South Africa. Halftone, c.1900, after M. Maseru.

1900

1 print : halftone ; image 11.3 x 15.2 cm

How the wounded are cared for on the Basutoland border ... our illustration is from a photograph by Mee, Maseru Lettering continues: "the tide of battle has set steadily northwards, but the hard fighting round Wepener brought about many casualties, and the Public School at Mafeteng was promptly turned into a hospital."

Wellcome Collection 23517i