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Images from the early tour archive
Some photographs invite a second look. Explore four early images and the stories that guests and the original tour archive attached to them.
These four images have been part of the tour archive since its early years following the 2001 launch. Captions describe the accounts associated with them; the photographs do not establish a paranormal explanation. Select an image to view it at its original size.
From the early archive
Pretoria · The Lady in Black
An image associated with the Lady in Black story at Erasmus Castle, also known as Die Spookhuis. Guests have described a figure at the window, sometimes interpreted as holding a walking stick.
Johannesburg · The staircase
The original account describes a figure in Edwardian nightwear moving down the stairs. Photograph courtesy of Vrouekeur magazine.
Cape Town · Beside the host
The original account interprets shapes beside the host and on the stairs as a child-like figure and movement. View the image and form your own impression.
Port Elizabeth · An Edwardian figure?
The original account describes a child-like figure in a dark dress with a white bib. The image forms part of the early tour archive.
More from the archive
Read the archived Ou Raadsaal guest account, with its original photograph from Pretoria.
See photographs of our guests and events or discover the tours behind the stories.
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