Distant view from the north Photographer: William Martinson

View of central bay of north facade through the entrance gate Photographer: William Martinson

Delville Wood Memorial to the north of Museum building, seen through entrance gates Photographer: William Martinson

Central bay of north facade from north west Photographer: William Martinson

View from north west Photographer: William Martinson

West side of arched port cochere - now with infill glazing Photographer: William Martinson

Central gable and hipped roof Photographer: William Martinson

Central gable Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of moulded plaster apex to central gable Photographer: William Martinson

Moulded plaster detail on central gable Photographer: William Martinson

Side view detail of moulded plaster apex to central gable Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of cast iron cresting to perimeter of central square flat roof Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of pedimented capping to window Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of triple bay window Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of arched window flanked by pilasters Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of pilaster and moulded string course on west facade Photographer: William Martinson

Portion of north facade of later addition on east side of building Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of moulded plaster bracket in entrance lobby Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of plaster moulding Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of plaster moulding Photographer: William Martinson

Part view of linear plastered frieze on East Elevation - facing Company Gardens Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of plastered frieze on East Elevation - part of later addition Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of plastered frieze on East Elevation - part of later addition Photographer: William Martinson

Detail of plastered frieze on East Elevation - part of later addition Photographer: William Martinson

From a photo. By WATSON & CO. Front view Ref: Anon, c. 1899. Picturesque South Africa - An album of Photographic Views. Cape Town: Dennis Edwards & Co. p 116. Photographer: Unidentified

From a photo. By WATSON & CO. VIEW OF THE LARGE NORTH-WEST EXHIBITION ROOM of the South African Museum, containing the collections of exotic vertibrata: in the foreground are a Beisa antelope, from Somaliland (Somalia), and an Asiatic wild ass; in the case behind, an elk from Sweden, and an ox of the so-called wild breed from Chartly Park, in Staffordshire (England). Ref: Anon, c. 1899. Picturesque South Africa - An album of Photographic Views. Cape Town: Dennis Edwards & Co. p 117. Photographer: Unidentified

Queen Victoria Street Elevation - 1911 Ref: Finch 1911: opp pg 32 Photographer: Unidentified

Room No. VII., Anthropological Ref: Finch 1911: opp pg 32 Photographer: Unidentified

1 and 3.Exhibits in the S.A.Museum 2. An Interior - The Art Gallery Ref: Finch 1911: opp pg 33 Photographer: Unidentified

Notice of the completion of the SA Museum in the Cape Town Guide 1897, p79 Submitted by Lila Komnick

Drawing 105 of 365 by Shaun Gaylard Click for larger image

Postcard posted 1921 Posted on the Cape Town Historic Society Facebook by Martin Greshoff Submitted by Annelise Lange Photographer: Unidentified