Scope and Contents 110 x 157 mm. Showing the Bundu Devil seen in the preceding print standing among a group of her acolytes, with palm thatch houses in the background. One of the group carries the large mat behind the cover of which the devil may remove her mask to obtain a little fresh air, hidden from the eyes of villagers. Several of the other acolytes, or 'digbas', hold the seghura which is played when the devil appears on festive occasions, but not when she is investigating a misdemeanour.After...

Scope and Contents 112 x 157 mm. Showing a Bundu Devil in characteristic costume and mask standing in front of a palm-thatched hut.'The Bundu devil is a medicine woman who is believed to be capable of casting spells for good or evil over the men. There is generally a Bundu devil in any large town belonging to an important chief; but she does not appear in her peculiar costume unless she is especially called out to look into some misbehaviour on the part of the men, or upon some gala occasion, or upon...

Scope and Contents 158 x 112 mm. Showing the graves, surrounded by neat fencing in a clearing at the edge of the village, with huts and a banana plantation in the background and a clump of pumpkin plants in the foreground. Alldridge visited Waima on this occasion in the company of the Governor of Sierra Leone, Sir Frederick Cardew, during the latter's tour of the hinterland in March - May 1894.'It was on the 16th of April that we arrived at Waima. This was about four months after the unfortunate...

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Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone. Numbers 25-31 are tinted, 32-34 are sepia. Numbers 25-28 appear to be by the same publisher, 29-32 by another and 33-34 possibly by a third.

Scope and Contents 109 x 157 mm. A full length portrait of Chief Kai Lundu, dressed in gaily patterned robes and standing in a clearing against a background of trees. Kai Lundu (or Kai London) was born around 1845, and after winning fame as a warrior he joined forces with another chief, Ndawa in the Kpove wars of the 1880's. A subsequent quarrel with Ndawa in which he defeated him formed the basis of the Luawa kingdom which he built up in the north-eastern hinterland, constructing his capital Kailahun on...

Scope and Contents From the Series: A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). Numbers 117-127 all have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'Young Sierra Leoneans train for battle against ignorance. The Njala Training College.A college where young Sierra Leoneans can learn to become agricultural instructors, primary teachers, and forest rangers is run by the Sierra Leone Government at Njala, a day's journey from Freetown, the capital. On successful completion of their...

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108 x 62 mm. A view from the sea showing the lighthouse on a small wooded island (?off Freetown).

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197 x 130 mm. A closer view of the building shown on the right of Y30446L/13, but probably take at an earlier date, as it lacks some features of the upper part of the centre building.

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Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.

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Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.

Scope and Contents From the Series: A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). Numbers 117-127 all have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'Young Sierra Leoneans train for battle against ignorance. The Njala Training College.A college where young Sierra Leoneans can learn to become agricultural instructors, primary teachers, and forest rangers is run by the Sierra Leone Government at Njala, a day's journey from Freetown, the capital. On successful completion of their...

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118 x 157 mm. glossy print.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Papers and magazines are supplied by the British Council, the Public Relations Officer and the Education Department'.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'They are seconded from the Agricultural and Education Departments. (left to right) King, Sawyer, Taylor, Williams, Wheldon, Evans and Mends'.

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'They are seen at their mid-day meal'.

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109 x 120 mm. glossy print.

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Unpublished reminiscences of Tengely's service in West Africa, 134 pages, illustrated with original photographs, presumably by the author.

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Unpublished typescript and manuscript reminiscences of Tengely's service in West Africa, 134 pages, with 12 inserted photographs. The account describes Accra, Elmina, Abbeokuta, Ibadan, Sierra Leone and Benin, with particular reference to African traditions, ceremonies and beliefs. There is an accompanying letter from the author to the Royal African Society, 22 June 1939, and the Society's acknowledgement, 26 June 1939.

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Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.

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156 x 113 mm. Showing Alldridge in uniform and wearing a pith helmet. With Alldridge stands a member of the Frontier Police, formed in 1890 and merged in 1901 with other forces to form the West African Frontier Force. Behind the two are a group of bearers holding the Commissioner's canopied hammock 'the advantages of...[which]...are, that it is a protection from the sun and allows one to jot down topographical observations and to take compass bearings' (Alldridge 1901, pp. 54-5).

Scope and Contents A collection of mounted prints, signed and captioned by Alldridge and measuring approximately 155 x 110 mm. The captions have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Four prints from the original collection of 35 are missing: 'A young chief, Upper Mendi'; 'A tenketti or hammock bridge over the Sehli River, Kuranko country'; 'A bush path, Upper Mendi'; 'Town...

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Rena Datta's diary of the tour to the Gold Coast and Nigeria. At the front is an account on loose pages of a visit to Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria in 1954 to research and prepare the Aid tour, including notes on these countries.

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Monochrome postcards showing views in Freetown. Photographer and publisher unknown.

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158 x 105 mm. A view looking across open ground toward the stockade and circular thatched huts of the village.

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168 x 118 mm. Troops of the West India Regiment embarking.