The album contains photographs documenting the activities and personnel of the 2nd (occasionally also 3rd) Battalion, the Buffs, East Kent Regiment, in the South African War and Britain (located in Dover), as well as views of the former places, including some in France during family travels; Chapman himself is depicted throughout the album as Self; all (except a few) photographs have captions; the album also includes various and interesting depictions of Kaffir people in South Africa.
The photographs are of various sizes and processing techniques; some are numbered (likely those taken by Chapman himself); they are in chronological order with the earliest date caption of 29 March 1900 covering the time period to April 1904; not all photographs are dated.
The following places, events, objects, and people are depicted in photographs found in the album:
South Africa:
- Cape Town: Table Mountain; Signal Hill; Green Point; Claremont Sanatorium; Sea Point & Bathing Place; Aderly Street; Post Office & Bank; Lions Head; Entrance to Castle; Market Square; Fire Station, Burg Street; Church, Greenmarket Square; Government Buildings; Law Courts; Table Bay; Constantia Pass
- De Aar
- Bethanie
- Reddersburg
- De Wetsdorp: Hotel; Main St. & Church; De Wets House; Constantine's Farm; Store; Market Square;
- Kroonstadt: Market Square; Court House; Dutch Church; Valsch River, Dam, Drift; Bank & Central Hotel; Grand Hotel; Main Street; Bloem Spruit & Bridge; First Boer House; Schiel Fort; Post Office; Kroonstadt Bridge
- Lindley
- Riet Spruit
- Wolverhock Station
- Pretoria: Palace of Justice; Raadzaal; Market Square; Standard Bank & G. Hotel; Post Office; Dutch Church; Lord Kitchener's House; Krupers Church; Grand Hotel; Staats Artillery Building; The Club;
-Muizenburg & Simons Bay
- Bloemfontein: Station; Cemetery; Magazine & Prison; Naval Hill; President Brand Statue; Memorial to Zulu War; Market Square & Post Office; Greenwood Bridge; Greys College; Streets; Club; Theater; Streets; Presidency; Government Buildings; Old Fort; Dutch Church; Raadzaal
- Hout's Bay
- Vaal River
- Balmoral Station & Cemetery
- Middlebury: Station & Church
- Bridge over Great Gliphants River
- Rack Railway and Tunnel
- Waterfalls at Boven
- Nelspruit: Station; Water Falls; Block House on West Bridge; 'Three Span' Bridge
- Krokodil River
- Krokodil Station
- Elanshock Station
- Kaapmuiden Station
- Avoca Bridge
- Barberton: Station; Market Place; One of the supposed birthplaces of De Wet
- "Mabele Intombi" or 69 (mountain); views of
- Machadodorp & Station
- Drahensberg Mountain
- Charlestown
- Majuba Hill
- Newcastle Railway Station
- Bridge near Elanshock
- Pieter Maritzburg Station
Las Palmas:
-Banana plantation; Governors House; Main Street with Cathedral at end; St. Brigada Hotel; Cathedral
Britain
- Fritham House, Lyndhurst
- Commandants House R.M.B., Gosport
- Dover: Shakespeare Cliff (FF&Co Photo); Dover Castle (FF&Co Photo); Harbour; Western Heights Church; View of Dower from Promenade Pier; Rifle Range near Dover; Walmer Castle (signed by F.F.&Co. Photo)
- Sandwich, the Barbican
- "Lillesden", Hawkhurst, Kent
- Canterbury Cathedral from N.W. (signed by L.S. & P.Co. Photo)
- Amesbury Abbey
- Stonehenge
- Old Fort at Sarum
- Salisbury Cathedral
- Marlborough College Chapel & Gates
- Hurst Grove, Hurst near Reading
France
- Arcachon: Grand Hotel; English Church; Post Office; Club House (golf); Casino; Chateau Deganne
- Oyster depot at La Teste
- Bordeaux: Burgundy Gate; Bordeaux Bridge; Opera House; Coliseum
- Entrance to Calais
- Casino, Boulogne
Events
Traction Transport on Lindley Convey; Escorting Boer prisoners to Bloemfontein; Pulling down houses for fire wood; Building foundation for blockhouse; Cape Town: Railway St. in mourning for Queen Victoria, Town Guards at Drill, Proclamation of King Edward VII, Inspection of Town Guards by Gen. Brabant, January 22, 1901; Going over Vaal Bridge; Party of 3rd Batt. Going to Church; Football Game (Scottish Hospital vs. A&S Highlanders (Militia); America: Eating Sugar Cane, Building B.H. (Block house), Armoured train in which Maj. Heath was blown up; Kaffirs Scrambling; Kroonstadt Races & Bookie's Stand; No 3 Coy leaving for America Siding; 4'7 (gun) firing at 5 Boers & a wagon; Guard Mounting; "Kaffir woman's dislike to Kodak"; Refugees: listening to Band & washing; Refugee Sports (sack race, tug o'war); Balmoral after severe storm; Putting searchlight on tank; Sgt. Cross & Cap. Mairis, Maxim practice; Maxim in Action; Getting rafters for fire wood at Kaffirstad; Men captured by Boers, returning; 2nd Buffs receiving Royal Scots on Elanshock section; Sgt. Stainfortts (sp?) issuing rations to natives; Kaffir women packing up a child; Kaffir dancing (multiple); Football at Alkmaar; Coaling; Bathing, Alkmaar; Watch Boys dancing; Kaffirs bringing wood for dancing; Morning of Thanksgiving (Pretoria); The Peace Thanksgiving (Pretoria); Leaving Nelspruit; Surrendering of Boer Commando at Nelspruit; Coronation Sports; Guard Mounting; Witch Dance; Leaving the harbour & Last of Durban (South African port city); Boxing on board; 11 o'clock, Captain rounds; Annual inspection by Gen. Wright; Group taken at Depot Mess of "Buffs' Officers present at the taking of 2nd Batt. Colours from Cathedral (names listed); Leaving for Church; Bayonet Fighting; Staff Parade; Band, marching practice; Lydd: Trial shot of Austrian 12" Howitzer, 4'7 guns firing, 4'7 Batteries at practice; Self on Quadrant Motor Bike; Kings Birthday Parade, 2nd Buffs marching past; On the March; Forming up after field day; Church parade at Corsham; Medical inspection of feet; Presentation of Medals, Dover; After church in the casino garden (Arcachon); Recruits practicing with Morris tube in ditch, Dover; Prince & Princess of Wales being shown round R.M.L.I. Barr. Gosport by Col. Comm. Chapman; Col. Comm. Talking to H.H. Prince of Wales; Recruit Squads at Musketry in ditch; Cricket at the Crabble nets, Dover; 2nd the Buffs prior to going to Canterbury for E.K. memorial Ceremony; Presentation of S.A. medals to 2nd The Buffs by Gen. Rundle, Dover; Unveiling of the E.K. Memorial ... by Lord Roberts.
Objects:
- Field Guns; Transport Wagon & Ox Team; Camps; Horse Lines; Trek Oxen; Naval Gun; Kaffir Building; Kaffir Huts; Princess Christian's Hospital Train; Burnt Trucks; "Sweet Seventeen" (armoured railway car); 6 howitzer & 5 (guns); Balmoral "Black Watch" (Kaffir Scouts); Transvaal Engine; Horse with leg blown off; Refugee Camp; "Eagle's Nest"; Blakes Grave; 103 miles of wire rolled up on leaving; Zulu woman's hair; Ships in Bay; S.S. "Arundel Castle"; Tug (boat); Rufus Stone; Safety Range; Notice for edification of Liars; Typical monument on Salisbury Plain; "The Queen" (ship).
People
- Officers of the 3rd B. The Buffs (listed); Col. Brinckman; 2nd Berks Regiment; Capt. Triscott; Lt. Walker; Kaffir Women & Kaffirs; Dr. Ingram; Boer Prisoners; Lt. Oliver; Major Tylden Pattenson; Lt. Larkins; Noah Family; Capt. Headly; Dr. Merry; Capt. & Mrs. Hayne; Major Dundas; Gen. Knox; Lt. Wells; Lt. Col. Backhouse; Capt. Worthington; Boer Women; Capt. Mairis; Suffolk M.I; Indian Ambulance; 2 Kaffir "Bucks"; Capt. Ronald; Maj. Eales; Hells and Warden, Volunteer Officers; Kaffir Beauties; Kaffir Convicts; Garrison of G.H.E.; Garrison of No 3; Maj. Dourman (sp?); Officers of the 2nd Buffs (listed); Band at Machadodorp; Oswald E. Chapman (son); Colonel 2nd. Commandant A.E. Chapman, Cedar Cottage (father); "H" Company 2nd The Buffs; The Officers 2nd Battalion the Buffs (listed); Lt. J.V.R. Jackson; 3rd Battalion the Buffs;
Lts. Soames & Robertson; Capt. Marriott; Capt. Tomlinson; Mr. & Mrs. Broderick; Lord Roberts; Dad, Mother and Oswald at the fountain; Ethel Fleming; French soldiers at Boulogne
