TOPIC:

This thread is for posting examples of good natured humour.

Are the coachmen caricatures of Brits? Chamberlain on the inside of the door I get but who is the man in the stocks. I was wondering about Rhodes for the gent in the bottom right hand corner.

Here is my contribution:



Possibly inspired by a member of the Staffordshire IY:

www.angloboerwar.com/forum/13-miscellany...l-old-varmint#104020

This one follows the Transvaal war of Independence 1881

Rob's Punch cartoon of Kruger's "new coach" appears to be based on the one shown below.





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I hope Neville won't mind me including his photo by René Bull, which is in my opinion a truly great and very witty image. What's more, it is completely un-posed. The armoured train, probing north from Frere (Nov 1899) stops to acquire intelligence from a young Zulu man (who is dressed in finery, for a ceremonial or courtship occasion).