File:BoerWarBlockHouse SouthAfrica.jpg
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These Blockhouses were built in 1901 during the Anglo-Boer War. They were built by the British to protect the railway bridges from Boer attacks. The stone is local while the remaining materials were imported from Britain. These Blockhouses could house 20 men with water, ammunition and supplies stored on the lower floor. The "living" area was the middle floor and was accessible by a retractable ladder and the top floor was the "look-out" deck. Only 1000 of these Blockhouses were built and few have survived. They were very effective barriers and few saw any action. (Requires Google Earth) |
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Source | Blockhouse near Wolseley |
Author | Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa |
Camera location | 33° 26′ 55.72″ S, 19° 12′ 24.36″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | -33.448812; 19.206766 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
Exposure time | 1/500 sec (0.002) |
F-number | f/4 |
Date and time of data generation | 12:10, 20 April 2006 |
Lens focal length | 6 mm |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
File change date and time | 12:10, 20 April 2006 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 12:10, 20 April 2006 |
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Image compression mode | 5 |
APEX shutter speed | 8.96875 |
APEX aperture | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.875 APEX (f/2.71) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 11,571.428571429 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 11,520 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |