Scope and Contents 250 x 196 mm. A group photograph of the administrators assembled for the meeting of the General Legislative Council of the Leeward Islands which was opened by Bell on March 17 1914. This is no doubt the photograph mentioned by Bell in his letter : 'Very good photos of myself and my lieutenants and staff were taken, in our uniforms, and you will see them later.' (Bell 1914, March 28).Figures positively identified in the photograph are:Sir Henry Hesketh Bell, seated in centre...

Scope and Contents 250 x 196 mm. A group photograph of the administrators assembled for the meeting of the General Legislative Council of the Leeward Islands which was opened by Bell on March 17 1914. This is no doubt the photograph mentioned by Bell in his letter : 'Very good photos of myself and my lieutenants and staff were taken, in our uniforms, and you will see them later.' (Bell 1914, March 28).Figures positively identified in the photograph are:Sir Henry Hesketh Bell, seated in centre...

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247 x 197 mm. Showing Bell and his A.D.C. Benyon seated in a carriage on the way to the opening of the Legislative Council, with an armed mounted escort.

Scope and Contents 198 x 139 mm. Showing Sir Henry Hesketh Bell, accompanied by officials, walking beneath an arch of palms on Entebbe Pier on his return from sick leave in England, October 28 1907. From left to right the group comprises Captain Frank BURTON, the Governor's A.D.C.; Sir Henry Hesketh BELL; (later Sir) Alexander George BOYLE (1872-1943), Provincial Commissioner, Eastern Province 1905-1910; George WILSON and Captain Edward Vaughan JENKINS DSO (-1941), King's African Rifles. (possible arrival,...

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80 x 80 mm. Showing Bell seated in a howdah on Futki the elephant's back, with the mahout Shief Munshi seated on the animal's neck and the syce (groom) standing to one side. With Government House in the background.

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101 x 77 mm. Showing Bell seated with a group of Europeans in front of a tent at Blue Bay, situated on the SE part of the island near Pointe d'Esny.

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291 x 229 mm. A group photograph of Princess Marie Louise's party and Bell taken on the steps of Government House. The print is stamped on the reverse: 'Photograph and Copyright by José Anjo, St. John's, Antigua, B.W.I.'.

Scope and Contents 218 x 281 mm. A group photograph of Princess Marie Louise's party and Bell taken on the steps of Government House. Apart from Bell and Princess Marie Louise, members of this group have not been individually identified, but probably include the following figures mentioned by Bell: Mabel Hawkes, her lady-in-waiting; Benyon, her equerry; Clowes, a friend; Alice Harrington-Stuart from St. Vincent, who also accompanied the Princess on a tour of the Gold Coast; and Mrs. Gideon Myrray, Alice...

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192 x 140 mm. Showing a group of men and women gathered in front of Government House during an informal occasion. Sir Henry Hesketh Bell, the Governor, is seated on a step at the front of the group.

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80 x 105 mm. Showing Bell seated with unidentified Europeans on board the Llansteffan Castle during the journey back to Mauritius (September - November 1919).

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73 x 98 mm. Showing Bell standing in the centre of an unidentified group of two men and four women.

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87 x 70 mm. Showing Bell seated on a verandah with his two pet lion cubs.

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A collection of loose prints (mainly snapshots). The prints are largely uncaptioned and much of this item lacks detailed identification (although many of the prints certainly relate to Bell's trip to the Far East in 1925-26).

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A collection of loose prints (mainly snapshots). The prints are largely uncaptioned and much of this item lacks detailed identification (although many of the prints certainly relate to Bell's trip to the Far East in 1925-26).

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80 x 110 mm.

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155 x 125 mm. Possibly leaving his last Council of Government 5 August 1924.

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Showing Bell and Frank Burton seated on the bodies of two dead hippopotamus on the shore of Lake Kikorongo. See Bell (1907), February 15.

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179 x 128 mm. Showing Bell climbing into an automobile parked in front of the main entrance to Government House. The statue of Sir William Stevenson can be seen more clearly in this print. Photograph by Baretti.

Scope and Contents 341 x 284 mm. Mounted on card. Group portrait of guests at a weekend house party at Joseph Chamberlain's residence near Birmingham. The figures in the group are:Sir Henry Hesketh BELL: see introduction to collection for biographical notes.Sir Edward Walter HAMILTON (1847-1908): Treasury official 1870-1902.Thomas Henry SANDERSON (1841-1923), 1st Baron Sanderson: entered Foreign Office 1859; Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1894-1906.Mrs Mary C....

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102 x 73 mm. Showing Bell (in uniform) and Lady Edeline Strickland (1870-1918) standing outside the Council Chambers in St. Johns Antigua for the opening of the Federal Council on March 22 1903. Lady Strickland was the eldest daughter of the 7th Earl de la Warr and wife of Gerald Strickland, Governor of the Leeward Islands 1902-04.

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125 x 98 mm. Showing Bell standing in front of a Guard of Honour of the Antigua Volunteers commanded by Major Ledeatt, on his return from leave.

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115 x 157 mm. Showing James Alexander Stevenson ('Myrander') at work on a bust of Bell in September 1919, with Bell seated at the left of the print. Stevenson (1881-1937) was modelling master at the Regent Street Polytechnic 1911-14 and sculptor of the war memorial in Mauritius.

Scope and Contents 81 x 80 mm. Showing Bell, dressed in full uniform, standing beside Kahaya, with servants and other members of the King's retinue in the background: 'We reached Mbarara, the principal town of Ankole, ... Kahaya, the King of Ankole, met me on the boundary of his territory and accompanied me to Mbarara. He is an enormous fellow. About 25 years of age, but very boyish looking. He is at least 6'6" in height and broader in proportion. Quite a young giant and he would make a great sensation...

Scope and Contents Showing Bell, dressed in full uniform, standing beside Kahaya, with servants and other members of the King's retinue in the background: 'We reached Mbarara, the principal town of Ankole, ... Kahaya, the King of Ankole, met me on the boundary of his territory and accompanied me to Mbarara. He is an enormous fellow. About 25 years of age, but very boyish looking. He is at least 6'6" in height and broader in proportion. Quite a young giant and he would make a great sensation if he were...

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61 x 86 mm. A snapshot of Bell holding his pet monkey Kima.