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Africa (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 20097 Collections and/or Records:

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Alligator on bank of Nile, 1906 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/25
Scope and Contents

A distant view of an alligator.

Dates: 1906 - 1909
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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Alligator on River Semliki [1907], 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/66
Scope and Contents

Showing Bell seated on the riverbank reading a newspaper with a crocodile behind him: 'After lunch I shot a croc through the head, and Gray and I took a 'faked photo' of it. We propped open its tremendous jaws and posed him so as to let it appear that he was creeping stealthily up towards me, who am seated on the grass, placidly reading a newspaper. It made me quite a realistic picture.' (Bell 1907, March 1).

Dates: 1907
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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Alluvial diamond mining, 1950 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/12/2
Scope and Contents

79 x 81 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1950 - 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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Alluvial gold diggings, Kantoori, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/115
Scope and Contents

205 x 152 mm. Showing a group of miners standing beside wooden sluicing equipment near a stream in an extensively excavated patch of land.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
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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Aloe sp, Bontebok Park, Swellendam, 1968-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham X/129
Scope and Contents From the File: The early photographs in this section were taken during two visits to Kokstad in the east of the province; the first at the end of 1965 followed John Ewart Marnham's visit to Lesotho; the remainder dated August 1967. A number of purely family photographs have been removed. Following these are a number of scenes in the vicinity of Cape Town and along the southern coast - Somerset West, George, Knysa, Hermanus, the ostrich farm at Oudstchoorn, the mouth of the Storms River and nearby...
Dates: 1968-08
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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Also at Aderbissinat, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/402
Scope and Contents

Head and shoulders portrait.

Dates: 1934
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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: children helping with domestic tasks, 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/62
Scope and Contents

124 x 101 mm. glossy print with 160 x 113 mm. copy.

Dates: 1958
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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: Miss Olive Owen conducting service in the Chapel, 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/59
Scope and Contents

157 x 113 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1957
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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: Miss Olive Owen with a class, 1957, 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/58
Scope and Contents

158 x 113 mm. matt print with copy.

Dates: 1957
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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: Miss Waddington with a student and her baby, 1958, 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/60
Scope and Contents

120 x 113 mm. glossy print with two copies, 154 x 100 mm. and 160 x 113 mm.

Dates: 1958
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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: practice in giving a Bible talk, 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/64
Scope and Contents

135 x 99 mm. glossy print with four copies.

Dates: 1958
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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: staff and students, Aug. 1966, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/66
Scope and Contents

151 x 98 mm. glossy print with copy.

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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: staff at the centre left to right, Jennifer Carey, Mrs Onwuatu, Beatrice Waddington, Mrs Okechuku, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/65
Scope and Contents

150 x 105 mm. glossy print with copy.

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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: teaching children how to tell the time, 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/61
Scope and Contents

120 x 83 mm. glossy print with 160 x 113 mm. copy.

Dates: 1958
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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Ama Nwayi Diocesan Training Centre for Women: worship in the chapel, 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/63
Scope and Contents

156 x 101 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1958
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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Amajuba Hill 1881, 1884-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/62
Scope and Contents

195 x 136 mm. A general view of Amajuba Hill, with an African Kraal on the level ground in the foreground. Scene of the Boer attack of February 27 1881 when the English forces holding the top of the hill were routed and Sir George Colley was killed.

Dates: 1884-06
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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Amangwane bride, Winterton area, Natal, 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 211/11
Dates: 1947
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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Amangwane matron, Winterton, Drakensberg, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 211/13
Dates: 1949
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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Amara, 1924 - 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/6/8
Scope and Contents

110 x 175 mm. A man wearing a long robe.

Dates: 1924 - 1945
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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[Amara], 1924 - 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/6/12
Scope and Contents

125 x 175 mm. Showing the head and shoulders of a man from the Amara people. He is wearing western clothes and has a sword slung under his arm.

Dates: 1924 - 1945
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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Amara Arab, 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/15
Scope and Contents

65 x 105 mm. Showing a young woman wearing a shawl type garment.

Dates: 1930 - 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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Amara Arab, 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/17
Scope and Contents

65 x 110 mm. Showing a girl or young woman wearing an ankle length garment. The garment has been hand coloured red.

Dates: 1930 - 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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[Amara Arab], 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/22
Scope and Contents

65 x 110 mm. A three quarter length portrait of a girl or young woman. The garment she wears has been hand coloured red.

Dates: 1930 - 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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[Amara Arab], 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/24
Scope and Contents

65 x 110 mm. A three quarter length portrait of a girl or young woman. The garment she wears has been hand coloured red.

Dates: 1930 - 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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Amara Arab - The girl in the wind, 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/16
Scope and Contents

65 x 110 mm. Showing a young woman wearing an ankle length garment. The garment has been hand coloured red.

Dates: 1930 - 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).