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Africa (continent)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:

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[African village]

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/300
Scope and Contents

58 x 41 mm. A view showing a large group of African villagers posed for the camera, with a European tent set among the village huts. Location unknown.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African village, location unknown, 1890 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/108
Scope and Contents

155 x 95 mm. A view looking across a piece of flat ground towards the thatched roof of a village, with men and women standing in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African village on lagoon, 1936 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 363/4/55
Scope and Contents

105 x 60 mm.

Dates: 1936 - 1937
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African village scene, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052I/9
Scope and Contents

Showing two women with their children in front of thatched mud huts, one cooking over an open fire, the other pounding grain with a stone pestle and mortar.

Dates: 1966
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African village scene, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052I/6
Scope and Contents

Showing an African woman and two children standing in front of a large cluster of thatched mud huts.

Dates: 1966
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

African villages and townships in Rhodesia [Zimbabwe]

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052I
Scope and Contents

Collection of loose prints measuring approximately 21 x 150 mm., with typewritten captions pasted to the reverse of the prints. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.

Dates: 1966
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[African warrior], 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/138
Scope and Contents

122 x 93 mm postcard.

Dates: 1953
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African Wild Life. 131 Lioness with the cub, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/24
Scope and Contents

'Africa in Pictures' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wild life. Elephant herd, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/39
Scope and Contents

'428' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wild life - elephants, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/49
Scope and Contents

'N. 300' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wild life - flamingoes, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/42
Scope and Contents

'397' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wild life - Giraffe with Mt. Kilimanjaro in background, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/38
Scope and Contents

'443' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wild life. Rhino and egret, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/54
Scope and Contents

'431' is printed on the reverse. The postcard, which is dated 'Feb. 7' is addressed to Miss Mardell at South Street Infants School, Bristol. It was written in Mpwapwa, Tanzania, and is signed 'M. Carter'. It describes activities and the weather.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wild life. Silver-backed jackal, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/40
Scope and Contents

'4062c' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wild life. Wildebeest and zebra herds, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/37
Scope and Contents

'452' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African Wildlife. Baboon, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/22
Scope and Contents

'Africa in Pictures' and '181' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wildlife. Crown birds, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/32
Scope and Contents

'Africa in Pictures' and '96' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African Wildlife. Elephants, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/21
Scope and Contents

'Africa in Pictures' and '114' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wildlife. Lake Nakuru - flamingoes' paradise, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/27
Scope and Contents

'Africa in Pictures' and '32' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African wildlife. Lioness, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Kenya/26
Scope and Contents

'Africa in Pictures' and '147' printed on the reverse.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[African woman], 1870 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/84
Scope and Contents

64 x 90 mm.

Dates: 1870 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[African Woman], 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043PP/8
Scope and Contents

98 x 145 mm. 'Keta' is written on the back.

Dates: 1891
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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African woman, 1901 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468B/55
Scope and Contents

103 x 151 mm. A view showing an African woman (ethnic group unidentified) with a basket on her head standing in front of the tent seen in Y30468B/54.

Dates: 1901 - 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[African woman and child], 1899 - 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468S/24
Scope and Contents

150 x 207 mm. An African woman with a baby on her back and with a wide round container with a narrow base balanced on her head. Ethnic group unidentified. Signed ‘J. & M. Lazarus, Photos Lço Marques’.

Dates: 1899 - 1908
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[African woman and girl, in European dress], 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043PP/33
Scope and Contents

65 x 100 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).