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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1884 Collections and/or Records:

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South Africa: 'Acropolis Ruins, Great Zimbabwe

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/425
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View of two round stone towers, entitled 'Acropolis Ruins, Great Zimbabwe'. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 13.8 x 8.6. (Sleeve 160)

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South Africa: African man in wealthy robes, 1929-08-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/429
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African man wearing wealthy robes, possibly the Sultan of Zanzibar, and a European, Mr, Smith, surrounded by other Europeans. Taken in Zanzibar. Print, 11.6 x 7.2. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Zanzibar / The Sultan and Mr. Smith'. (Sleeve 161)

Dates: 1929-08-20
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South Africa: Africans gathered under tree, 1929-08-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/430
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Africans wearing white robes, gathered under a large tree, taken in Zanzibar. Print, 8 x 5.3. Inscribed on back, possibly by Professor Freudenberg, 'Die Diener des Sultan[s] / Sansibar', cut with scissors. (Sleeve 161)

Dates: 1929-08-20
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South Africa: baobab tree, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/415
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Large baobab tree, with Professor Lloyd inspecting it, taken at Victoria Falls. Print, 11.3 x 7.3. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, with location and 'Adansonia digitata / Prof. Lloyd'. (Sleeve 157)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: boulders and ruined walls, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/421
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Large boulders and ruined walls with a man seated on the ground in the foreground and a woman standing beside the boulders further back. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Print, 11.5 x 6.9. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, 'Zimbabwe / In the Acropolis'. (Sleeve 159)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: bushman paintings, 1929-07-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/402
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Bushman paintings on a rock wall, with twigs visible in lower part of picture. Possibly taken at Gokomere, near Kimberley. Print, 11.6 x 7.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Gokomere / Bushmen paintings'. (Sleeve 153)

Dates: 1929-07-29
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South Africa: 'Charging up ready to Blast, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/409
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Mine workers in a mine with one miner preparing to blast charges, entitled 'Charging up ready to Blast', taken in South Africa. Postcard, 13.1 x 8.7. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, with a message addressed to Charles Mauron at Arles, dated Johannesburg, 3 Aug. 1929. Stamped but apparently unsent. (Sleeve 155)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: 'Chevron Pattern Temple, Great Zimbabwe'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/427
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View of a high wall with decorative stone work at the top, entitled 'Chevron Pattern Temple, Great Zimbabwe'. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 13.8 x 8.7. (Sleeve 160)

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South Africa: children playing in shanty-town, 1929-07 - 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/405
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Children playing under the washing of a shanty-town. Taken at Johannesburg, South Africa. Print, 11.9 x 7.2. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, 'In the slums of Johannesburg'. (Sleeve 154)

Dates: 1929-07 - 1929-08
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South Africa: courtyard in Johannesburg, 1929-07 - 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/404
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Small courtyard surrounded by brick buildings, with about 20 people standing or sitting in groups. Taken at Johannesburg, South Africa. Print, 11.5 x 7.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, 'Johannesburg / In the Compound of Robinson Deep Mine'. (Sleeve 154)

Dates: 1929-07 - 1929-08
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South Africa: courtyard with water tanks, 1929-07 - 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/407
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Courtyard with long brick buildings, water tanks, sandbags and men walking. Taken at Johannesburg, South Africa. Print, 11.5 x 7. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, 'Johannesburg / In the Compound of Robinson Deep Mine'. (Sleeve 154)

Dates: 1929-07 - 1929-08
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South Africa: Dutch farm, 1929-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/399
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A Dutch farm with low hills behind in distance. Taken at Cape Town, South Africa. Print, 11.6 x 7.3. Inscribed on back, in unidentified hand, with description and location. (Sleeve 152)

Dates: 1929-07
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South Africa: 'Elliptical Temple and Acropolis, Gt. Zimbabwe Ruins'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/423
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View of a hill with a rocky summit and a building at its base, entitled 'Elliptical Temple and Acropolis, Gt. Zimbabwe Ruins'. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 13.7 x 8.8. (Sleeve 159)

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South Africa: F.E. Lloyd on Bulawayo railway station, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/418
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Professor F.E. Lloyd standing on Bulawayo railway station, pointing upwards to notices prohibiting cycling on the platform, stating number of miles from Beira and giving the height of the station above sea level. Taken at Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Print, 11.6 x 7. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, with name. (Sleeve 158)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: ferrying by canoe, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/392
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Unidentified river scene with people being ferried across from the nearer bank in canoes, taken in South Africa. Print, 9.7 x 7.4. (Sleeve 151)

Dates: 1929
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South Africa: fishing

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/431
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Fishermen handling a net in the water with a boat behind them. A boy with a pole is standing on the boat. Taken in Zanzibar. Print, 10.7 x 8.2. (Sleeve 161)

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South Africa: 'Grinding Corn'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/393
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Scene outside an African hut entitled 'Grinding Corn', taken in Africa. Postcard, 14 x 8.8. (Sleeve 151)

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South Africa: 'High Knoll Fort, St. Helena'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/397
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View of a fort, valley and mountain, entitled 'High Knoll Fort, St. Helena', taken at St. Helena. Postcard, 14.1 x 8.9. (Sleeve 152)

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South Africa: 'Interior, Elliptical Temple, Gt. Zimbabwe Ruins'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/422
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View of stone tower and walls entitled 'Interior, Elliptical Temple, Gt. Zimbabwe Ruins'. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 14.1 x 8.7. (Sleeve 159)

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South Africa: 'Jamestown, St. Helena, looking North'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/398
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View of a town in a valley, entitled 'Jamestown, St. Helena, looking North'. Taken at St. Helena. Postcard. (Sleeve 152)

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South Africa: Kimberley diamond works, 1929-07-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/401
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Large building made of corrugated iron with containers on wheels and workers standing beside them. Taken at Kimberley diamond works, South Africa. Print, 11.5 x 7.2. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Kimberley diamond works / Surface works'. (Sleeve 153)

Dates: 1929-07-29
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South Africa: Lloyd and Saunders standing on the top edge of a waterfall, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/416
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Professor Lloyd and Miss Saunders standing on the top edge of a waterfall, with spray and trees in the distance. Taken at Livingstone Island, Victoria Falls. Print, 11.5 x 7. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, with names and location. (Sleeve 157)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: 'Lobengula's Indaba Tree, Bulawayo'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/413
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Tree with a path bordered with plants leading up to it, entitled 'Lobengula's Indaba Tree, Bulawayo'. Taken at Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 13.7 x 8.8. (Sleeve 157)

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South Africa: long, dusty street, 1929-07 - 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/406
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A long, dusty street with corrugated metal buildings along both sides. About 8 children, a cart, and a man wearing a white overcoat and dark hat are in the foreground. Taken at Johannesburg, South Africa. Print, 11.9 x 7.3. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Jo'Burg / Nature life'. (Sleeve 154)

Dates: 1929-07 - 1929-08
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South Africa: Longwood, 1929-07-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/396
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View of trees and a distant hill taken at Longwood [where Bonaparte was imprisoned], Jamestown, St. Helena. Print, 8.9 x 6.4. Inscribed on back, possibly by Professor Freudenberg, 'Longwood / Gegen Norden'. (Sleeve 152)

Dates: 1929-07-12