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Africa (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:

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The Jamat Khan Mosque of the Ismaili Khojas, 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/34
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm.

Dates: 1952 - 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).
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The Jetty, Port Elizabeth, 1865

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059V/8
Scope and Contents

190 x 132 mm. Showing a section of the jetty at the seaward end with boats hanging over the water from the pier and lighters and sailing vessels moored in the harbour beyond.

Dates: 1865
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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The Joy of Being Free , 1955 - 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 405/8
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Nine unpublished manuscripts written by the Kenyan journalist Henry Muoria.

Dates: 1955 - 1985
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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The Junior Chemistry Laboratory, 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/204
Scope and Contents

The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'All pupils take Central Science as part of their course'.

Dates: 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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The Kabaka and his tutor, Mr Sturrock, 1908, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/74
Scope and Contents

Showing John Sturrock and Daudi Chwa, the young Kabaka of Bugundi standing on the verandah steps of a bungalow.

Dates: 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).
 Sub-sub-class

The Kabaka arrives at the canoe regatta, 1955-10

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/36-7
Scope and Contents

80 x 60 mm.

Dates: 1955-10
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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The Kabaka (marked with a cross) mingling with the crowds, 1955-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/51
Scope and Contents

55 x 50 mm.

Dates: 1955-10
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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The Kabaka Mutesa II and Sir Andrew Cohen signing the new Buganda Agreement at Mengo, Kampala, 18 Oct. 1955., 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/13/226
Scope and Contents

207 x 152 mm. glossy print with copy.

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).
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The Kabaka Mutesa II arrives at the Central Sports Stadium, Kampala, 17 Oct. 1955, the day of his return, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/13/225
Scope and Contents

208 x 151 mm. glossy print with three copies.

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).
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The Kabaka returns: an askari on duty, 1955-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/35
Scope and Contents

55 x 50 mm.

Dates: 1955-10
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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The Kabaka returns: part of the procession, 1955-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/32
Scope and Contents

105 x 80 mm.

Dates: 1955-10
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).
 Sub-sub-class

The Kabaka returns: the crowds in Kampala await his arrival from Entebbe airport, 1955-10

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/33-34
Scope and Contents

55 x 50 mm.

Dates: 1955-10
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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The Kenya police are mobile, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/403
Scope and Contents

Showing a platoon of the Kenya Police standing to attention beside their camels. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'In this desert country camels as well as lorries are used to patrol the country and pursue raiders'.

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).
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The Khalifa's arsenal, an English dog cart found in it, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/182
Scope and Contents

161 x 105 mm. A view showing the entrance to the arsenal with a small carriage standing in the courtyard. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

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).
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The Khalifa's entrance gate to it, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/151
Scope and Contents

151 x 130 mm. A closer view of the Mahdi's tomb showing the entrance from the mirhab. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

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).
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The Khalifa's harem (the only two-storied building in Omdurman [i.e. Umm Durman]), in which one of his wives was killed by a shell, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/159
Scope and Contents

152 x 108 mm. An exterior view of the two storey brick building from the courtyard. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

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).
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The Khalifa's house, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/155
Scope and Contents

78 x 79 mm. A view showing the courtyard and verandah of the Khalifa's house in Omdurman. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

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).
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The Khalifa's House, Omdurman [i.e. Umm Durman], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/62
Scope and Contents From the File:

Packet containing loose monochrome postcards (one missing from original set of six). The postcards show scenes in Omdurman. The packet is 'Set II' of four sets issued by the Sudan Government Railways and Steamers.

Dates: 1900
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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The Khalifa's 'Mihrab' or prayer house, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/160
Scope and Contents

78 x 79 mm. A distant view of the partially ruined building.

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).
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The Khalifa's relations imprisoned by him in the prison courtyard, 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042C/171
Scope and Contents

157 x 106 mm. A view showing an unidentifed group of Sudanese prisoners in the prison courtyard in Omdurman. The photograph is stuck on to an album page entitled 'Omdurman'.

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).
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The Khami Dam, 1928-07-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/4/21
Scope and Contents

Print at RCMS 353/2/94.

Dates: 1928-07-14
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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The Khami Dam, 1928-07-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/93
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

Dates: 1928-07-14
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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The Khami Dam, 1928-07-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/94
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

Dates: 1928-07-14
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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[The Khami Dam], 1928-07-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/95
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

Dates: 1928-07-14
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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The Khami Ruins, 1928-07-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/92
Scope and Contents

The Queen of Sheba is said to have got her gold either from here or from the Zimbabwe Ruins or from both.

Dates: 1928-07-14
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).