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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1884 Collections and/or Records:

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South Africa: M. Victorin on stone steps, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/419
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Professor M. Victorin sitting on stone steps with two large round stone towers on either side of him, possibly in the Elliptical Temple of the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. Taken in Rhodesia. Print, 11.3 x 7. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Zimbabwe / In the ruins of the Temple / Prof. M. Victorin'. (Sleeve 158)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: 'Main Wall Temple, Great Zimbabwe'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/424
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View of a stone wall, entitled 'Main Wall Temple, Great Zimbabwe'. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 13.8 x 8.7. (Sleeve 159)

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South Africa: man in ceremonial robes, 1929-07 - 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/408
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A middle aged man dressed in ceremonial robes, carrying a shield, with 2 men standing behind him. Taken at Johannesburg, South Africa. Print, 11.3 x 7. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, 'Johannesburg / In the Compound of Robinson Deep Mine'. (Sleeve 155)

Dates: 1929-07 - 1929-08
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South Africa: man on raft, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/433
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Man standing on a raft, looking to the right and carrying a pole, taken at Lake Victoria. Print, 11.5 x 7.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'With the Kavirondus of L. Victoria'. (Sleeve 162)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: men and women on river bank, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/434
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Men and women standing on the bank of a river, looking down towards the camera, probably the photographer is on a boat. Taken at Lake Victoria. Print, 11.4 x 7.5. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, 'With the Kavirondus of L. Victoria'. (Sleeve 162)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: men in boat, 1929-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/437
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Two men on a boat with a third man on the shore carrying a long pole, and long low buildings in distance on the further shore. Taken at Port Soudan. Print, 11.8 x 7.3. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, 'Port Soudan / Boatmen'. (Sleeve 163)

Dates: 1929-09
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South Africa: 'Native Shops, Zanzibar'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/432
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View of traders sitting under shelters with their produce laid out on the ground, entitled 'Native Shops, Zanzibar'. Taken in Zanzibar. Commercial postcard, 14 x 9.1. (Sleeve 161)

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South Africa: rock face with animal paintings, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/417
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Rock face with paintings of various animals, taken at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Print, 11.7 x 7.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Salisbury / Bushmen's paintings'. (Sleeve 158)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: shanty-town, 1929-07 - 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/403
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View of a shanty-town, showing a long row of huts with a sports field in the foreground. Taken at Johannesburg, South Africa. Print, 11.7 x 7.2. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Johannesburg / The municipal native town / Pop. 10 000'. (Sleeve 153)

Dates: 1929-07 - 1929-08
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South Africa: soldiers and young boys, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/438
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Group of soldiers and young boys in a dry landscape, possibly taken in South Africa. Print, 9.2 x 9.1. (Sleeve 163)

Dates: 1929
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South Africa: street in Zanzibar, 1929-08-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/428
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Street scene, with passers-by wearing white robes, taken in Zanzibar. Print, 10.1 x 5.2. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/399, but cut with scissors so that the inscription is illegible except for 'the bazaar'. (Sleeve 160)

Dates: 1929-08-20
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South Africa: Table Mountain, 1929-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/400
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Table Mountain viewed from Rondebusch. Taken at Cape Town, South Africa. Print, 11.4 x 7.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as above, with description and location. (Sleeve 153)

Dates: 1929-07
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South Africa: 'The Board Game'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/395
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Two children, one with a bandaged leg, with a board game between them, entitled 'The Board Game'.
Taken in Africa. Postcard, 14 x 8.8. (Sleeve 151)

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South Africa: 'The Village Blacksmith'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/394
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Two men outside a rough shelter, one with a gourd held above his head, another squatting, holding a piece of metal on a stone, entitled 'The Village Blacksmith'. Taken in Africa. Postcard, 13.8 x 8.8. (Sleeve 151)

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South Africa: 'The World's View, Matopos'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/412
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Hill with large boulders on summit, entitled 'The World's View, Matopos'. Taken at Matopo Mountains, near Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 13.7 x 8.9. (Sleeve 155)

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South Africa: two Masai men, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/435
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Two Masai men walking away from the camera, seen from behind, their faces turned to the right,
Taken between Mombassa and Lake Victoria. Print, 11.3 x 7.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Along R.R. between Mombassa and L. Victoria / Masai natives'. (Sleeve 162)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: 'Uganda - Two of the Regents during the King's minority

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/436
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Two men wearing white robes and dark jackets, standing talking, full length and looking to the left. Entitled on back, 'Uganda - Two of the Regents during the King's minority'. Taken in Uganda. Commercial postcard, 13.8 x 8.7. (Sleeve 162)

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South Africa: Victoria Falls, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/414
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View from the top of Victoria Falls, taken in [Rhodesia]. Print, 11.3 x 6.9. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Victoria Falls (Zambesi)'. (Sleeve 157)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: view over the veldt, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/410
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View over veldt towards hills in the distance, with clouds and branches of a tree in the upper left hand corner. Possibly taken in Rhodesia. [Commercial photograph?], 21.6 x 16.6. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'Rhodesia / (or all Africa / 192-)'. (Sleeve 156)

Dates: 1929
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South Africa: 'Western Entrance to Temple, Great Zimbabwe'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/426
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View of two round stone towers with trees behind them, entitled 'Western Entrance to Temple, Great Zimbabwe'. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Commercial postcard, 13.8 x 8.8. (Sleeve 160)

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South Africa: young woman selling carved goods, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/411
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Young woman, clothed from the waist down, with two men wearing hats and robes behind her, apparently selling carved goods on a road through the veldt. Taken in Rhodesia. Print, 7.7 x 6.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'In Rhodesia'. (Sleeve 155)

Dates: 1929-08
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South Africa: young woman with container on head, 1929-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/420
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Young woman carrying a rectangular metal container on her head, her arms by her sides, standing on a dirt road with scrub and small trees behind. Taken at Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia. Print, 11.5 x 7.3. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/399, 'Zimbabwe / Mashona woman'. (Sleeve 158)

Dates: 1929-08
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South and East fronts of the house, 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/HB/PH/214
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Print, 12.5 x 10. (Sleeve 45)

Dates: 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: HB/M/21 is reserved (not available to researchers) under the Data Protection Act.
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South front of house, 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/HB/PH/206
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Print mounted on card, 12.2 x 10.9 (print 10.8 x 9.1). (Sleeve 43)

Dates: 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: HB/M/21 is reserved (not available to researchers) under the Data Protection Act.
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South front of the house, slightly different angle, 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/HB/PH/207-8
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2 copies (1 mounted on card), 9.8 x 6.7, 13.3 x 10.5. (Sleeve 44)

Dates: 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: HB/M/21 is reserved (not available to researchers) under the Data Protection Act.