Africa (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Shangani Memorial, 1903 - 1904
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052E/5
Scope and Contents
Showing the stone monument inset with a bronze relief of members of the Shangani Patrol erected in the Matopos Hills.
Dates:
1903 - 1904
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).
Item
Shangani Street, Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/56
Scope and Contents
160 x 210 mm.
Dates:
1930 - 1950
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).
Item
Shanty town on the fringes of Juba, 1972
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/9/4/14
Scope and Contents
238 x 151 mm. glossy print.
Dates:
1972
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).
Item
Sharab girl at Erkowit, 1924 - 1945
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/6/25
Scope and Contents
125 x 180 mm. Showing a girl dressed in dark robes, stood before a large cactus. Her hair is in plaits.
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).
Item
Shata Dam, 1930 - 1937
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/27
Scope and Contents
105 x 65 mm. General view.
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).
Fonds
Shaw collection on Tanganyika [i.e. Tanzania]
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469I
Scope and Contents
Collection of loose sepia photographs, all but one measuring 212 x 132 mm. The photographs were formerly the property of, and may have been taken by, John Verrinder Shaw, the brother of Professor Thurstan Shaw, and relate to road construction, probably in Morogoro in the 1940s. Though they do not show the same portion of road, numbers 3-10 all depict the same type of road, made by cutting away part of a slope and levelling a wide enough area for limited traffic. There are no captions.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
She [Mary] with George & Lourentio, 1955
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/31
Scope and Contents
55 x 50 mm.
Dates:
1955
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Dulcie Barron Collection
Item
She was covered all over with oil and red ochre, 1934
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/211
Scope and Contents
Showing an Acholi girl bending down by the edge of a river.
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).
Item
Sheba G.M. Co. General view of Cyanide work, Battery, Mine etc. looking up Sheba Valley, De Kaap G. Fields, 1900 - 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/113
Scope and Contents
206 x 152 mm. A general view showing the plant and workings of the Sheba Gold Mining Company. The Sheba mine was discovered in 1884 by the brothers Barber after whom the town was named, '...one of the two, while at rest on trek, crashed his hammer on a rock by which he sat. Knowing something of geology, he immediately saw that the exposed quartz was exceptionally rich in the metal of which they were all in search. His thoughtless stroke was the nucleus of the famous Sheba mine, which,...
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).
Item
Sheba Hill, showing Oriental Company, Brays' Golden Quarry and Eureka City in the distance, 1888
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/97
Scope and Contents
192 x 127 mm. Showing the mine workings of the various companies on the steep slope of Sheba Hill.
Dates:
1888
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).
Item
Sheba Reef, Bray's Golden Quarry, 1888
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/101
Scope and Contents
127 x 192 mm. Showing mine workings on the steep hillside of the Sheba Reef.
Dates:
1888
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).
Item
Sheba Reef Oriental Company, De Kaap, 1888
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/102
Scope and Contents
124 x 192 mm. Showing mine workings on the steep hillside of the Sheba Reef.
Dates:
1888
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).
Item
[Shed for hand worker machinery, Ogwofia], 1940 - 1949
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/20
Scope and Contents
An open-sided pyramid-shaped thatched hut. The pencilled annotation on the reverse reads 'Shed erected by village to house hand worker machinery used to process fallen fruit. Small charge is made for use of machinery and money is put into village fund. Note man bringing basket of nuts for cracking. Other building [sic] left to right are:- Sub-dispensary Co-op shop Village Hall (practically invisible behind machionery shed)'.
Dates:
1940 - 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).
Item
[Sheep herd], 1933 - 1950
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/55
Scope and Contents
165 x 120 mm. Showing a man grazing a herd of sheep, and a large hill in the background.
Dates:
1933 - 1950
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).
Item
Sheep in the market at Kano, Northern Nigeria, 1933 - 1964
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/4/35
Scope and Contents
210 x 160 mm. Showing a man with his herd of sheep.
Dates:
1933 - 1964
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).
Item
Sheep rearing. Prize rams, 1925
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/155
Scope and Contents
203 x 152 mm. Showing three prize rams being exhibited at a show.
Dates:
1925
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).
Item
Sheep rearing. Wanganella ewes, 1925
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/156
Scope and Contents
203 x 147 mm. Showing a flock of ewes drinking at a pool in a field.
Dates:
1925
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).
Item
Sheffield plate dinner service, purchased c.1834, 1930
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC South Africa/130
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Collection of loose monochrome postcards of the Koopmans de Wet House in Cape Town. The house, originally lived in by Mrs Marie Koopmans de Wet, is a museum of South African national antiques.
Dates:
1930
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).
Item
Shela, Lamu Island, 1890 - 1905
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/32
Scope and Contents
201 x 142 mm. A view looking across the bay towards the town of Shela with thatched houses running down to the beach and sandy hills beyond.
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).
Item
Shella [?Shela] (Lamu Archipelago), 1934
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/3
Scope and Contents
Showing a building, presumably at Shela on the archipelago. A tower can be seen at the back of the building.
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).
Item
Shella [?Shela] with house on extreme left, 1934
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/19
Scope and Contents
A view from the sea showing a number of houses on the coastline of Lamu Island. It is assumed that the reference is to the house in which Powell stayed during his time on the island.
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).
Item
Sheltered beach, 1914 - 1918
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469K/198
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection comprises black and white photographs, mostly 125 x 75 mm or 75 x 125 mm in size, film negatives and glass negatives. Some of the prints from glass plates are smaller, approximately 85 x 65 mm. The prints are good compositions, though some are rather dark, and were listed by Erica Ryan of the National Library of Australia, using, among other sources, the captioned envelopes in which the original negatives had been stored. The provenance of the collection is unclear,...
Dates:
1914 - 1918
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).
Item
Sheltered beach, 1914 - 1918
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469K/GN/198
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection comprises black and white photographs, mostly 125 x 75 mm or 75 x 125 mm in size, film negatives and glass negatives. Some of the prints from glass plates are smaller, approximately 85 x 65 mm. The prints are good compositions, though some are rather dark, and were listed by Erica Ryan of the National Library of Australia, using, among other sources, the captioned envelopes in which the original negatives had been stored. The provenance of the collection is unclear,...
Dates:
1914 - 1918
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).
Item
Shendy [i.e. Shendi], 1898
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/54
Scope and Contents
76 x 77 mm. A very indistinct view showing the river bank at Shendi which lies south-east of Metamma on the eastern bank of the Nile. Shendi is about halfway between Atbara and Khartoum.
Dates:
1898
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Khartoum 1898
Item
Shereik, 1920-02-25
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/24/10
Scope and Contents
107 x 66 mm. A crashed plane.
Dates:
1920-02-25
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).