Photograph album of W. Ellerton Fry

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MSS. Afr. t. 55

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Photograph album of views taken by Fry on the Mashonaland expedition, 1890. Includes pictures showing the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.

Dates

Creation: 1890

Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. t. 55].

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Shelfmark:

MSS. Afr. t. 55

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 1920

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Lieutenant W. Ellerton Fry was intelligence officer and photographer of the British South Africa Company's expedition into Mashonaland, 1890, having previously held the post of Secretary and Computer of the Royal Observatory, Cape Town.

Other Finding Aids

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

The album was purchased on behalf of the Bodleian Libraries by the Friends of the Bodleian Library from Clarke's Africana and Rare Books, and accessioned on 15th October 1999.