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Freetown (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 137 Collections and/or Records:

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Rev. H.R. Tilbury heading the procession from the Cathedral after the consecration, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/3/9
Scope and Contents

112 x 150 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1961
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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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/91
Scope and Contents

c. 496 x 193 mm. A panoramic view of Freetown looking out to sea from Mount Auriol.

Dates: 1870 - 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).
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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/93
Scope and Contents

323 x 117 mm overall. 2 juxtaposed prints of Freetown from the harbour.

Dates: 1870 - 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).
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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/43
Scope and Contents

173 x 127 mm. View of Freetown from the harbour.

Dates: 1870 - 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).
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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/45
Scope and Contents

163 x 120 mm. A view of a street in Freetown.

Dates: 1870 - 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).
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Sierra Leone church leaders with Archbishop and Mrs Horstead before their retirement in 1961, 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/7/1
Scope and Contents

154 x 105 mm. glossy print with copy, 203 x 244 mm. enlargement and 67 x 44 mm. negative. Archdeacon Scott is on Mrs Horstead's left and Horstead's chaplain Rev. Tilbury stands behind him.

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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Sierra Leone. Freetown. Howe Street, 1900 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone/17
Scope and Contents

On the right appears the imposing Centenary House, built after the Sierra Leone centenary celebrations, 1887, and on the left the premises of Messrs Pickering and Berthoud. Pickering and Berthoud were on the site from 1883 but Dr. Christopher Fyfe does not know when the building shown here was built.

Dates: 1900 - 1921
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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Sierra Leone. Freetown. Water Street, 1897

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone/16
Scope and Contents

Showing the east end of the street, looking eastwards.

Dates: 1897
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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Sierra Leone from the harbour, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/12
Scope and Contents

108 x 63 mm. Showing the harbour and waterfront buildings of Freetown with the military barracks visible on the hill in the background.

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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Sierra Leone Letters, 1937-01 - 1938-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 362/2/1
Scope and Contents A series of letters written by Lanning while employed by Gold & Base Metal Mines of Nigeria Limited. They discuss his work as a prospector and surveyor working in Makele, Makari and on and around the Pampana and Tebenko Rivers. Subjects include pay, accommodation, colleagues, road and camp organisation, drilling, dredging, soil samples, gold production, the supervision of labour, and mining prospects. Lanning also describes his social life and travel, and the region’s African peoples...
Dates: 1937-01 - 1938-01
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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Sierra Leone's Governor Sir Maurice Dorman speaking at the receipt of the Royal Charter granting the college university status in 1960, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/10/1
Scope and Contents

156 x 107 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1960
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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Signpost, air field, Freetown, 1946-12 - 1947-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK(GS)13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The slides are 25 x 25 mm. Y3011KKK(GS)1-12 are boxed with Y3011WW Eastham. The remainder are in three separate slide boxes.

Dates: 1946-12 - 1947-01
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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[Smyly’s House], 1895 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/53
Scope and Contents

207 x 147 mm. View of the same house as in Y30446L/50 and 41. The angle is similar to Y30446L/50, but more foliage has grown. The couple at the foot of the entrance stairs are probably Mr and Mrs Smyly.

Dates: 1895 - 1911
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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Smyly’s House, 1895 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/54
Scope and Contents

204 x 147 mm. Similar view to Y30446L/51 but with more foliage. Three figures in the foreground are probably Mr and Mrs Smyly with a friend.

Dates: 1895 - 1911
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. George's Cathedral, Freetown, 1905 - 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone II/8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1905 - 1953
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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State opening of Parliament by Duke of Kent, 27 Apr. 1961, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/5/23
Scope and Contents

133 x 87 mm. glossy print with 67 x 44 mm. negative.

Dates: 1961
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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[Street in Freetown], 1895 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/71
Scope and Contents

165 x 120 mm. Rather dark.

Dates: 1895 - 1911
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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Susan’s Bay, Freetown, 1895 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/81
Scope and Contents

137 x 88 mm. postcard.

Dates: 1895 - 1911
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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Susu Girl Perching Ground Nuts, Freetown, 1895 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/77
Scope and Contents

137 x 88 mm. postcard.

Dates: 1895 - 1911
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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Susu Girl Selling Pap, Freetown, 1895 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/78
Scope and Contents

137 x 88 mm. postcard.

Dates: 1895 - 1911
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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Suzan's Bay. Freetown, 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone/11
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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

Dates: 1920 - 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).
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The Barracks Freetown; Tower Hill, 1895 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/32
Scope and Contents

145 x 100 mm. The Barracks are in the distance, not only small but very faded.

Dates: 1895 - 1911
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 Lighthouse, Sierra Leone, 1908 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/13
Scope and Contents

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

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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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh preceded by Bishop Scott and followed by Governor General and Lady Dorman, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/4/3
Scope and Contents

118 x 157 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1961
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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Tower Hill. Freetown, 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone/6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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

Dates: 1920 - 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).
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