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Mounted photographs, 1911-1912

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 17 / B10 (items 1-25)

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Black and white mounted photographs captioned as follows:

  1. (1) view of Noqui, Portuguese Congo, below Matadi
  2. (2) flotilla of tiny canoes, Baringa beach, upper Congo
  3. (3) path through gorge and village on sea shore, St. Paul de Loanda
  4. (4) lighthouse on rock, near Cape Verde, group of islands
  5. (5) sunset at Cape Lopez, shewing [sic] river steamer of Ogowé
  6. (6) Benguella pier whence slaves are shipped to Cocoa Islands
  7. (7) rowing boat pulling hard against the current above the Devil's Cauldron, lower Congo. Forced to abandon journey and return down stream
  8. (8) Lada bathing in Juapa River
  9. (9) one of the narrowest portions of main Congo. Same volume of water 20 miles wide at Stanley Pool. No soundings at this point at one mile
  10. (10) telegraph posts on banks of Kasai River, near Kwamouth
  11. (11) women washing in river at Novo Redondo, Angola
  12. (12) palm trees on banks of Kasai River
  13. (13) the beach at Yalemba, Stanley Falls District
  14. (14) palm growing on banana spit, mouth of the Congo
  15. (15) South African liner, on which Mr. and Mrs. Harris travelled, detained at Madeira to load extra coal on account of the strike
  16. (16) South African liner, detained to take on coal at Madeira, owing to coal strike
  17. (17) backwater near Lobito Bay, the home of flocks of flamingos
  18. (18) lome and pier, Togoland
  19. (19) boats carrying repatriated "servicaes" ashore at Novo Redondo from S. S. Zaire
  20. (20) Novo Redondo, showing the old slave route on the left
  21. (21) woman catching shells with basket in surf. Shells exported from Loanda for decorative work
  22. (22) landing stage and Bay of Principe with highest peak in distance
  23. (23) loading palm kernels, Cabinda
  24. (24) taking skins on board the S. S. Zaire at San Thiago, Cape Verde Islands
  25. (25) loading palm oil at Batanga

Dates

  • Creation: 1911-1912

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 17 / B10 (items 1-25)

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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