Africa (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:
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[The 'Terpsichore' in floating dock], 1900 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/57
Scope and Contents
191 x 246 mm. Location unidentified but possibly Durban.
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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The terraces with Pretoria beyond taken from the steps of the Union Buildings, 1928-07-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/60
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:
1928-07-03
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 Thatcher, Zomba, 1933 - 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/3/5
Scope and Contents
210 x 200 mm. Showing a man in a field holding a long bunch of cut grass. Written on the reverse are the camera specifications for this photograph: 'Rolliecord camera. 1/50 inches sec. at f 11. Isopan film.'
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).
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The Ticket Office in the market, 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/188
Scope and Contents
Showing a stone and thatch hut with a number of people outside under the shade of a tree. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'In this ticket office established by the Native Administration, traders buy their penny tickets for their day's pitch in the market'.
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 Tilburys driving over a bridge, 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/7/4
Scope and Contents
109 x 120 mm. glossy print.
Dates:
1963
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 Tokwani [Tokwane] Stream, Mashonaland, 1 - 12 Aug. 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052B/3
Scope and Contents
237 x 192 mm. Showing the column trekking through the Mashonaland bush. In the foreground a team of oxen has just crossed the small Tokwani Stream (one of the tributaries of the Tokwe); beyond the stream men can be seen at work attempting to right an overturned wagon with a block and tackle, while another team negotiates the sharp descent in the track which probably caused the accident. In the background a long line of wagons stretches away into the bush. The photograph was taken in...
Dates:
1 - 12 Aug. 1890
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 tomb of Cavallo (house), 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/53
Scope and Contents
155 x 115 mm. A view of the ruin of a small domed tomb. There are branches protruding through the roof.
Dates:
1943
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 top rock of Wagga, 1908
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/1061
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. Seen in steep perspective.
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).
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The tow removed by the brush machine is seoarated by hand and hanks[?] of fibre which have escaped the beaters are removed, 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/438
Scope and Contents
Showing an African youth standing beside a pile of sisal brushed and separated ready for export. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Tow is baled as a separate product'.
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 Town Hall, Durban, 1928-06-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/52
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:
1928-06-30
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 Town Hall, Port Elizabeth, 1865 - 1878
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059V/12
Scope and Contents
188 x 134 mm. Showing the Market Square façade of the Town Hall, a two storey building with a porticoed entrance. The foundation stone was laid in 1858 by Sir George Grey and the building completed in 1862. A tower was later added to the building.
Dates:
1865 - 1878
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
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Views in Port Elizabeth
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The Town House, Cape Town, 1861
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059I/5
Scope and Contents
A view looking across Greenmarket Square towards the Old Town House, with Burg Street at the right and Longmarket Street running off to the left.
Dates:
1861
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 town of George from the Mountains, 1928-06-19
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/26
Scope and Contents
The train climbs 1650 ft in 15 miles from George. This photo was taken after we had gone about 8 miles from George, which keeps on coming into view as the train goes up the mountain.
Dates:
1928-06-19
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 training centre map, 1933 - 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/10/5/6
Scope and Contents
110 x 75 mm.
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).
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The Training Depot is in charge of a Superintendent of Police. Here he is seen giving instructions to his second-in-command, 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/246
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). They each have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'The Gold Coast Police Force is composed of two branches, namely the General and Escort. The former are literate and in addition to patrol duties are employed in the more technical side of police work which requires a knowledge of evidence, the ordinances in force in the Gold Coast, traffic control, finger prints and the things necessary in the...
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).
Sub-Series
The training of recruits at the Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana] Police Depot, 1940 - 1949
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/246-247
Scope and Contents
A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). They each have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'The Gold Coast Police Force is composed of two branches, namely the General and Escort. The former are literate and in addition to patrol duties are employed in the more technical side of police work which requires a knowledge of evidence, the ordinances in force in the Gold Coast, traffic control, finger prints and the things necessary in the...
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 Transport Department-Major Walton D.A.C.S., 1880 - 1881
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055A/25
Scope and Contents
191 x 119 mm. Showing a group of Transport Officers (with Major Walton presumably seated in the middle of the front row) in the Camp, with a larger number of men in the background.
Dates:
1880 - 1881
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
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News of the Camp
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The trees have been thinned out on the advice of a Government Instructor, 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/391
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A series of Official photographs (Copyright Reserved). They each have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'The African in this picture set is Arap Kipkoske, a member of the Kipsigis tribe of Kenya. He and his fellow tribesmen are benefitting from the advice and help given them by the Kenya Agricultural Department in developing their land and in trying new methods of production. In this case, the new idea was to plant quick-growing wattle trees, which would give fuel...
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 trelliswork Fig tree (n.d.)
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/168
Scope and Contents
76 x 101 mm. A view showing a trelliswork fig tree growing in forest land. The complete caption reads 'The trelliswork fig tree after complete fusion of the roots and the rotting away of the stem of the supporting tree'.
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 trelliswork Fig tree (n.d.)
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/169
Scope and Contents
74 x 100 mm. The complete caption reads 'A still further stage in the development of the trelliswork fig tree, showing early buttresses and the stem becoming solid'.
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 trelliswork Fig tree (n.d.)
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/170
Scope and Contents
76 x 99 mm. The full caption reads 'The stem is now solid and buttresses more developed'.
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 trout stream on the Scholes farm, nr. Naivasha, Kenya, 1934
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/110
Scope and Contents
From the File:
A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...
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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The Trumpeters, 1928 - 1939
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043GG/146
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...
Dates:
1928 - 1939
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 tunnel at Water-val Boven on the Johannesburg-Delagoa Bay line, 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/124
Scope and Contents
202 x 151 mm. A view looking along the line towards the tunnel through a large spur of rock.
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).
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The Twelve Apostles, from Camp's Bay tramway route, 1900 - 1929
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC South Africa/97
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Collection of loose coloured (80-88) and monochrome (89-98) postcards of Cape Province, by J.G.B, Spes Bona Series (80-83), T.D. Ravenscroft (84-87), Valentine and Sons (88-90), W.E. Courteney, East London (91), Stewart and Schaefer, Cape Town (92-94), unknown (95-98). Nos. 89-91 are original photographs.
Dates:
1900 - 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).