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Imo (state)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

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'A' Coy, 1 S.N.R. at musketry, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/35
Scope and Contents

102 x 59 mm. Showing a row of African soldiers on the parade ground, probably at Okigwi, with rifles held in the firing position.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Arrival in camp, Okigwi, S. Nigeria, March 1908, 1908-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/3
Scope and Contents

108 x 63 mm. Showing porters unloading crates in a clearing, with tents being erected in the background. Okigwi is situated about 50 miles NE of Abo.

Dates: 1908-03
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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Bugler Ogunleye, 'A' Coy. 1 S.N. Regt, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/39
Scope and Contents

103 x 61 mm. Showing Bugler Ogunleye standing on the parade ground in front of the military lines at Okigwi.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Camp on hill at Lekweshi, Okigwi District, S. Nigeria, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/15
Scope and Contents

103 x 59 mm. Showing a row of thatched huts in a clearing on a hillside at Lekweshi.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Community Development in Eastern Nigeria, 1951-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/16
Scope and Contents

165 x 115 mm. General view of a ward, with mothers, babies and visitors. The caption on the reverse reads 'The Ibo people of Eastern Nigeria, among the most progressive in British West Africa, are setting the pace in community development. (See Feature Set Intro. No. 590). (5). This maternity home in Orlu District has 15 beds, and the fee of 10/- per confinement includes ante-natal care. Few mothers stay more than eight days but the home is always full. 11/51'.

Dates: 1951-11
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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Community development in Eastern Nigeria, 1940 - 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/17
Scope and Contents

117 x 143 mm. The caption on the reverse has a brief introduction reads 'The Ibo people of Eastern Nigeria, among the most progressive in British West Africa, are setting the pace in community development. (See Feature Set Intro. No. 590). (19). Constructing the new road by voluntary labour up the face of the 400 ft. escarpment near Uvuru, Eastern Nigeria. Great trees have to be felled to cut the road. There is no way of hauling away the timber so it is burned on site'.

Dates: 1940 - 1959
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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Community Development in Nigeria. Installation of a water-point at Awgu, 1940 - 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/18
Scope and Contents

115 x 115 mm. Showing Nigerians filling earthenware pots with water at newly installed stand-pipes. The caption on the reverse reads 'Piped water has brought many improvements to these Nigerians at Awgu. They are now virtually free from waterborne disease and their women are saved miles of walking during the dry season'.

Dates: 1940 - 1959
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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Falling in for parade, 'A' Coy. 1 S.N. Regt., Okigwi, S.N, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/25
Scope and Contents

103 x 61 mm. Showing soldiers lining up on the parade ground at Okigwi.

Dates: 1908 - 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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'Gipsy', 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/22
Scope and Contents

102 x 59 mm. Showing a dog standing outside a thatched hut, probably at Okigwi.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Guardroom, Okigwi, S. Nigeria, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/6
Scope and Contents

103 x 61 mm. A dark print showing the large thatched guardroom with a soldier on duty at the entrance.

Dates: 1908 - 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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House building, Okigwi, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/14
Scope and Contents

103 x 59 mm. Showing a band of Africans in the process of building a large thatched house. The interwoven roof joists have been constructed but the thatch covering has not yet been laid on.

Dates: 1908 - 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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In camp, Aboh (W.P.) [?Warri Province], 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/16
Scope and Contents

102 x 58 mm. Showing part of the camp at Abo with African figures seated beside a tent.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Natives housebuilding, putting mats on roof, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/33
Scope and Contents

103 x 59 mm. Showing a group of Africans, probably at Okigwi, seated around a pile of woven palm mats.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Natives, Okigwi District, S. Nigeria, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/34
Scope and Contents

103 x 59 mm. Showing four African men seated at the roadside.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Officers, Qrs. S.N.R. Okigwi, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/21
Scope and Contents

102 x 59 mm. Showing the thatched huts of the officers' quarters built on a large open space at Okigwi.

Dates: 1908 - 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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On the range, Okigwi, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/27
Scope and Contents

103 x 59 mm. Showing African soldiers at target practice on the rifle range at Okigwi.

Dates: 1908 - 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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St. Catherine’s School, Orlu: Girl Guides tying knots, 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/164
Scope and Contents

108 x 155 mm. glossy print with two copies.

Dates: 1962
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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St. Catherine’s School, Orlu: girls in chapel, 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/162
Scope and Contents

155 x 108 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1962
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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St. Catherine’s School, Orlu: girls in chemistry class, 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/163
Scope and Contents

154 x 108 mm. glossy print with two copies.

Dates: 1962
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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St. Catherine’s School, Orlu: view of buildings, 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/161
Scope and Contents

154 x 108 mm. glossy print with two copies.

Dates: 1962
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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View of Civil Station, Okigwi, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/30
Scope and Contents

103 x 61 mm. A general view of the civil station of Okigwi, with three African women walking along the road in the foreground.

Dates: 1908 - 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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View of hills from officers' quarters [Okigwi], 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/29
Scope and Contents

103 x 62 mm. An uninformative view of hills in the Okigwi area.

Dates: 1908 - 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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View of lines, S.N. Regt., Okigwi, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/40
Scope and Contents

103 x 61 mm. A general view of the rows of thatched houses comprising the Southern Nigeria Regiment lines at Okigwi, with the parade ground at the right of the print.

Dates: 1908 - 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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View of lines, S.N. Regt., Okigwi, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/41
Scope and Contents

103 x 61 mm. A view of the military lines from the parade ground.

Dates: 1908 - 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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View of military station, Okigwi from civil lines, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/26
Scope and Contents

102 x 59 mm. A general view of the military encampment.

Dates: 1908 - 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).