Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...

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The caption on the album page reads: 'Lobula wrestling. One man wears a wig of lions mane'.

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The caption on the album page reads: 'Lobula wrestling. One man wears a wig of lions mane'.

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...

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Showing a woman preparing produce on a tray on the ground. The caption reads: 'They have metal studded plugs in their ears. And carved wooden trays for making spinach'.

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At Imese on the Ubangi River.

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...

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The typewritten caption on the reverse reads ''L'orée de la forêt', une oeuvre de Jean Bata. Jean Bata est un peintre originaire du Bas-Congo dont les oeuvres révèlent une nette tendance poétique dans l'interprétation des paysages'. Photograph by Ryelandt (Congopresse).

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A negative of a general view of Lovanium University, Kinshasa. Photographer unknown.

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A series of photographs of the Lovanium University, Kinshasa.

Scope and Contents Contains sepia prints, mostly on some white background; the measurements are taken to the edge of the paper, not the photograph. These photographs were the property of the Reverend John William Peppercorn, probably acquired between 1921 and 1923. As two (numbers 1 and 2) have the name A.G. Cooke on them, it is possible that these, and perhaps others, were taken by Mr Cooke and purchased by Mr Peppercorn. They do not relate to the work of the Mission, but are handsome views of the...

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The caption on the album page continues: 'The first time I visited the village she was wearing the ekoki, and a wealth of ivory bangles. When I came back about nine months later I found that she had been 'defrocked', but just as cheerful as ever'.

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The caption on the album page continues: 'The first time I visited the village she was wearing the ekoki, and a wealth of ivory bangles. When I came back about nine months later I found that she had been 'defrocked', but just as cheerful as ever'.

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The caption on the album page continues: 'The first time I visited the village she was wearing the ekoki, and a wealth of ivory bangles. When I came back about nine months later I found that she had been 'defrocked', but just as cheerful as ever'.

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105 x 85 mm. A view showing a group of Africans posed behind the bodies of two dead buch cows.

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The caption reads: 'Also in the Congo. Between M'bogo (Semliki Valley) and Iruma'.

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The caption reads: 'Also in the Congo. Between M'bogo (Semliki Valley) and Iruma'.

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Informal head and shoulders portrait. The caption at the bottom of the album page reads: 'Malea, is probably a Barambu girl. met her at Megrindra [sic]. Her skin is pale bronze. Her hair dressing is very neat and original. She would only pose for her photograph on the condition that I gave her some soap cigarettes and eau de Cologne. (All scent they call Masala.)'.

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Full length portrait. The caption at the bottom of the album page reads: 'Malea, is probably a Barambu girl. met her at Megrindra [sic]. Her skin is pale bronze. Her hair dressing is very neat and original. She would only pose for her photograph on the condition that I gave her some soap cigarettes and eau de Cologne. (All scent they call Masala.)'.

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Informal photograph of Malea sitting. The caption at the bottom of the album page reads: 'Malea, is probably a Barambu girl. met her at Megrindra [sic]. Her skin is pale bronze. Her hair dressing is very neat and original. She would only pose for her photograph on the condition that I gave her some soap cigarettes and eau de Cologne. (All scent they call Masala.)'.

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The caption to the bottom left of the photograph reads: 'This musical instrument made of iron in the shape of two oval bells is beaten in front of the Sultani when he is on a journey'.

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At Egbundu.

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The caption to the left of the photograph reads: 'Mandarani Barani was a most entertaining girl. I met her at Egbundu. While staying at Egbundu I decided to return to England, and gave Mandarani all my equipment and provisions which I had no further need of'.

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Head and shoulders portrait.