140 x 105 mm.

Unpublished typescript and manuscript reminiscences of Tengely's service in West Africa, 134 pages, with 12 inserted photographs.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.

205 x 137 mm. A view looking across the rooftops of Accra towards the sea with a square in the foreground. The view shows James Town, the European residential quarter.

200 x 149 mm. Showing a small single storey wooden post office.

210 x 150 mm.

290 x 196mm. Good condition. A view looking along the sandy beaches to the east of Accra.

290 x 207mm. Good condition. A view looking north across sparsely built up land, with the hospital buildings (compare with Y3043C/40) in the left foreground at the edge of a water reservoir.

287 x 201mm. Good condition. A view looking across flat scrubland towards a small settlement of houses in the distance with the sea visible at the right of the print. Part of the land in the foreground has had the top layer of vegetation removed, possibly in preparation for building work.

290 x 204mm. Good condition. A view looking out across land dotted with bungalows (probably Government officers’ quarters) toward the plain beyond, with the water reservoir in the foreground.

291 x 206mm. Good condition. A view looking over the outskirts of Accra towards the plain beyond the town, with the High Street in the foreground. A duplicate of this photograph, printed as a postcard, can be found at Y3043C/334 where the copyright is stated as belonging to the Basel Mission Book Depot, Accra.

288 x 202mm. Fairish condition, some yellowing and streak marks. A view looking south-west out into the Gulf of Guinea with two steamers and several canoes lying off the jetty, the end of which can be seen at the right of the print.

280 x 197mm. Good condition. A view looking west over the buildings of Accra towards the Korle Lagoon, with the High Street in the foreground and the Anglican Cathedral at the left of the print. In the foreground a tennis court and what looks like a row of fives courts can be seen. This print would appear to date the panorama to before 1915, since the prominent GPO building (see Y30448B) completed in that year, is not visible beyond and to the right of the cathedral.

287 x 200mm. Good condition. A view looking over rooftops towards the edge of the town with the Korle Lagoon beyond. With the High Street (?and the junction with Horse Road) in the foreground.

A handwritten note, in the same hand as the envelope captions, reads 'Accra 1939 or 1940. March past of Gold Coast Regiment before going to E Africa. Salute taken by H.E. Sir Arnold Hodson, Governor. Regiment com. [?commanded] by Brigadier Richards. This was the only series of photographs taken of it occasion [sic]'. The negative envelope is numbered '20'.

A print measuring 180 x 130 mm. A handwritten note, in the same hand as the envelope captions, reads 'Accra 1939 or 1940. March past of Gold Coast Regiment before going to E Africa. Salute taken by H.E. Sir Arnold Hodson, Governor. Regiment com. [?commanded] by Brigadier Richards. This was the only series of photographs taken of it occasion [sic]'.