Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Street in Gwelo
Black and white lantern Slide of Street in Gwelo - British South Africa.. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 11. Street in Gwelo - Gweru (formerly Gwelo until 1982) is a city near the centre of Zimbabwe at WikiMiniAtlas 19o25?S 29o50?E? / ?19.417oS 29.833oE? / -19.417 29.833. It has a population of about 146, 073 (2009), making it the fifth largest city in the nation. Gweru is the capital of Midlands Province, and was founded in 1894 by Dr. Leander Starr Jameson
Picture No
10903810
Media ID
44902211
Size
5154px x 3684px
(7.6MB)
Credit
©The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans
Source
Lantern slide
Date
circa 1890s
