Provenance & Chain of Custody
Pretoria City Hall Opening Ceremony 1920
Provenance Summary
Created by SA Railways Photography Department (1920); Accessioned by National Archives of South Africa (1985); Acquired by NARSSA Digitization Unit (2018); Accessioned by The Archive and Heritage Group (2019); Acquired by AHG Digital Preservation (2026).
Chain of Custody Timeline
Creation
1920
Uncertain
To: SA Railways Photography Department
Original photograph taken at Pretoria City Hall opening ceremony
Accessioning
1985
Uncertain
To: National Archives of South Africa
Donated by SA Railways as part of corporate archive transfer
Other
2018
Uncertain
To: NARSSA Digitization Unit
High-resolution scan at 600dpi, TIFF master created
Accessioning
2019
Uncertain
To: The Archive and Heritage Group
Digital copy acquired under partnership agreement with NARSSA
Other
2026
Uncertain
To: AHG Digital Preservation
Imported to AtoM AHG Framework via Preservica OPEX
Supporting Documents
Status
| Current Status | Owned |
| Custody Type | Permanent |
| Acquisition Type | Transfer |
| Certainty Level | Unknown |
| Research Status | Not started |
| Complete | Yes |
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