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Colonial cricket as played on the main road at Bonthe, Sherbro, January 1899, 1899-01

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446F/8

Scope and Contents

156 x 112 mm. Showing a group of variously dressed Africans playing cricket on a makeshift pitch on the main road under mango trees at Bonthe. As Alldridge remarks: 'Cricket ... has 'caught on'. I saw the game being played on the main road in Bonthe, about five o'clock one afternoon, and the team kindly stood in position long enough for me to photograph them.' (Aldridge 1901, page 44).

Dates

  • Creation: 1899-01

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

CN 384 and CN 3181.

Bibliography

Reproduced in (Alldridge 1901, figure 10).

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-03-21 14:27:39+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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