Lisk-Carew Brothers (fl. 1905-1959) (photographers)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1905 - 1959
Biography
Alphonso and Arthur Lisk-Carew founded their business in 1905 (Macmillan 1920, p.267). They advertised as 'Photographers, importers of photographic materials, stationery, toys, fancy goods, etc., 3 East Brook Lane and 30, corner of Westmoreland and Gloucester Streets [Freetown, Sierra Leone]'. The brothers made photographic trips into the interior and also to the Gambia circa 1912. They were appointed photographers for the visit of the Duke of Connaught 1910.
Sources:
Macmillan, Allister ed. (1920), 'The red book of West Africa: historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources'. London: W.H. and L. Collingridge
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Out with morning appetiser - the 'Pap', Freetown, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Percival Street, Freetown, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Pounding and winnowing grain, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
[Railway line ?near Freetown, Sierra Leone], 1912 - 1913
206 x 149 mm. A view looking along a railway track with a large enclosed settlement of neatly spaced circular thatched huts at the right (?possible police or military lines). Exact location unidentified, but presumably near Freetown.
[River scene and village, Sierra Leone], 1912 - 1913
206 x 150 mm. A view looking across a mudbank and a river towards a large village of thatched huts on the further bank. A wooden bridge crosses a smaller river to the left of the village where a road runs down to a ford. Exact location unidentified.
[River scene, ?Sherbro, Sierra Leone], 1912 - 1913
208 x 146 mm. A view looking along a river towards a steel girder railway bridge. Exact location unidentified.
[River scene, Sierra Leone], 1912 - 1913
209 x 149 mm.
[Smyly’s House], 1895 - 1911
207 x 147 mm. View of the same house as in Y30446L/50 and 41. The angle is similar to Y30446L/50, but more foliage has grown. The couple at the foot of the entrance stairs are probably Mr and Mrs Smyly.
St. George's Cathedral, Freetown, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Telling a human story - earth's message, 1905 - 1953
The caption continues:
Across the ocean far and near,
Comes again the thought of friends
The same old wish,
Prosperity, Health, and Happy Days
At Christmas and the New Year.'
The body is the temple of the soul, 1905 - 1953
The caption continues: 'Soap and water, keeps both body and soul healthy and clean.'
The open-air fireside, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
The out door kitchen, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Through the Valleys, Congo Road, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Tropical mountains - in the sunshine, 1905 - 1953
The caption continues: 'With kind regards and best wishes for Christmas and the coming year.'
Views of Bathhurst [Banjul], The Gambia
A collection of collodion-chloride prints, measuring 200 x 145 mm. These photographs, by the Lisk-Carew Brothers of Freetown, are captioned in pencil on the back and also numbered up to XX; numbers XIV, XV, XVI and XVIII are missing.
Waterloo High Street, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Weaving native cloth, 1905 - 1953
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Weekly child welfare clinic at P.C.M.H. "Our record number attending between 1929-31 was 401 on a Thursday morning", 1929 - 1931
205 x 165 mm on mount.
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 43
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Sierra Leone (nation) 43
- Freetown (inhabited place) 12
- Western Area (province) 9
- Banjul (inhabited place) 1
- Gambia (nation) 1