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Water colours and pen and ink sketches documenting Anderson's travels in southern Africa, accompanied by his original captions and explanatory notes. The original titles and captions have been enclosed in single quotation marks, and have been transcribed in the catalogue as found, with the exception of an egregiously offensive term used in some titles, which has not been transcribed. Where possible, modern place names have been supplied.

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111 x 87 mm. Showing an ostrich, watched by a passenger, on the platform at Mochudi (Bechuanaland).

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204 x 156 mm. Showing a procession of women, led by a chanting man. The caption on the reverse reads 'The procession is announcing a wedding to the 'Kgotla', or general meeting, of the Tribe. A 'Kgotla' is arranged whenever the Chief wants to talk to adult males and (on occasion) to women and children. The Bakgatla tribe is widespread, mostly in the Transvaal'. A more lengthy caption summarises the physical and human geography of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.

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65 x 41 mm. Showing a child holding a small bow and arrow, with a grass hut in the background. Reproduced in Hodson facing p 24, where the location is identified as Kakea Pan. The term Bushmen was used to describe a group of Khoisan-speaking hunter-gatherers who lived in the Kalahari Desert.

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156 x 204 mm. Showing asbestos from a conveyor belt being loaded into sacks.

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143 x 84 mm. A similar view to the preceding print but showing the line of pack oxen on the move.

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143 x 83 mm. Showing a group of loaded oxen grazing while the pack on one of the animals is adjusted.

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A printed book illustrated by photographic prints. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The book resulted from a journey from Cape Town via Kimberley and the Transvaal to the Victoria Falls and back to Port Elizabeth.

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140 x 84 mm. Showing a large baobab tree growing in a lightly wooded scrubland.

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65 x 41 mm. Showing a mounted escort of the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police. Photograph probably taken at Gabarones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Unidentified buildings, perhaps Gaberones.

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Group of African children, men and women under trees.

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European man standing by a dirt road.

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Aerial view.

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Contains Kodachromes originally arranged in two sequences, which have been listed by processing number: 1-37 (numbers 11, 19 and 31 mare missing).

Scope and Contents 157 x 203 mm. Picture shows a general view of the opening of the conference (from the left) Mr. D. Winton; Mr. A.N. Galsworthy, Deputy Under Secretary at the Colonial Office; Mrs. Eirene White, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; Lord Longford, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir Hilton Poynton, Permanent Under Secretary at the Colonial Office; and Mr. P. Ratcliffe, Secretary General; (from the right) Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, Her Majesty’s Commissioner in...

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147 x 201 mm. Picture shows: Dr. Seretse Khama, Prime Minister of Bechuanaland, making his opening speech to the conference. Lord Longford, Secretary of State for the Colonies (extreme left), listens attentively.

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146 x 193 mm. Picture shows: Lord Longford, British Secretary of State for the Colonies, making his opening speech to the conference, Dr. Seretse Khama (right, hand to chin) listens carefully.