Look at Source 2b.
Photograph of dead soldiers in trenches at Spion Kop, 26 January 1900, Catalogue re: COPY 1/452
- What do the photograph and the letter tell us about British casualties during the battle?
- Why do you think this photograph was taken?
- How do you think it would have been received?
- Which source is more useful to the historian researching the Battle at Spoin Kop? Explain your reasons.