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225 x 170 mm. Written on the back appears to be “Macarthur Street”, but the view is Gloucester St. looking north.

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212 x 168 mm. The police, with two European officers and some bandsmen on the right, are grouped by a tree. Governor and Mrs Cardew stand in front of the group, to the left. Sir Frederic Cardew (1839-1921) was Governor of Sierra Leone 1894-1900.

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100 x 78 mm. Sir Charles King-Harman, Governor of Sierra Leone 1900-1904, in civilian clothes and with an umbrella on his arm, is about to raise his trilby hat. In the background are European officials in uniform, police bandsmen and spectators, and as the tower of the Cathedral visible in the distance locates the scene as Government Wharf, the occasion is presumably the greeting of a visiting dignitary.

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165 x 122 mm. In Sierra Leone. The Cathedral can be seen in the background; the building on the right is probably the Old Secretariat and the view taken along Trelawny Street.

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154 x 110 mm. A back view of the girls seen in the preceding print.

Scope and Contents 152 x 108 mm. A group portrait of five Bundu dancing girls in traditional costume: '...The dancing costume consists of a netting of country cotton worn over the body. Long bushy branches of palm-leaf fibre are suspended from the thickly plaited bangles of the same fibre round the arms and wrists: various sebbehs or gree-gree charms hang from the neck, and short knickerbockers of country cloth tied above the knees with country string complete the toilet. To these knickerbockers are...

Scope and Contents 107 x 150 mm. A full length portrait of six Bundu girls standing in front of a thatched hut. Several of the girls' faces are decorated with 'wojeh' but the purpose of the photograph is evidently to illustrate the elaborate coiffure of the women.'The first occupation of a native woman in the early morning is to adorn her forehead with numerous strange devices of white or coloured clay and animal fat, that must be put on fresh every day ... But the longest operation is the...

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190 x 130 mm. This shows eleven Europeans (with Smyly seated in the centre) and one African. According to the ‘Sierra Leone Weekly News’ of 27 November 1897, Smyly was a member of the Fairlough Lodge of Mark Masons, but Creoles were prominent in the membership, and occupied the posts of Secretary and Treasurer, which makes the predominantly European character of this photograph puzzling. For Freemasons in Sierra Leone, see also Y30448C/9 and 21.

Scope and Contents 156 x 109 mm. Showing a large group of chiefs and villagers at Bambaia, about 25 miles by water from Bonthe (see following two prints). Identified beneath the print are the Sokong, the Prime Minister and 'a principal Kruba' (military leader) with the following remark: 'all of whom were tried for murder and hanged at Bonthe, Sherbro, 7th November 1898'.Governor Cardew's decision to levy the Hut tax in 1898 led to a confrontation between Protectorate forces and the men of Chief...

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155 x 105 mm on mount.

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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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167 x 114 mm. In Freetown.

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85 x 60 mm.

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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 98 x 138 mm. on mount. Lewis and Smyly, in wigs and gowns, are posed on either side of a pillar with books on top. Sir Samuel Lewis (1843-1903) was the first African to be knighted. Educated at the C.M.S. Grammar School, he later studied law in England, and was called to the Bar in 1871. Though acting at various times as Queen’s Advocate and Chief Justice, he declined permanent Government Employment and was a member of the Legislative Council for more than 29 years. He was first Mayor of...

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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.

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A collection of coloured photographs of the inauguration, measuring 130 x 100 mm. H.E. Major-General Dr Joseph Saidu Momoh was inaugurated President of the Republic of Sierra Leone on 26 January 1986 at the Siaka Stevens Stadium, Brookfields.

Scope and Contents A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, 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. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...

Scope and Contents A collection of photographs (various dates, sizes and photographers) and slides with a few leaflets, a file of correspondence, and some title cards as described below. The collection appears to have been assembled chiefly for publicity purposes and there is a file of correspondence requesting photographic and other material. Some of the photographs are mounted on cards for display, but the majority are loose prints stored in folders. There are also a few albums. The main subjects are the...

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225 x 175 mm.

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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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79 x 81 mm. glossy print.