| RCS contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| Y30446F |
T.J. Alldridge Sierra Leone collection, 1890s |
| Y30446G |
Postcard views of Sierra Leone, circa 1903 |
| Y30446H |
General photographs of Sierra Leone, circa 1965 |
| Y30446I |
Principals of Fourah Bay College |
| Y30446J |
Inauguration of President Momoh of Sierra Leone 1986 |
| Y30446K |
Sierra Leone: Wallace album |
| Y30446L |
Smyly Sierra Leone Collection, 1895-1911 |
| Y30446M |
Smyly Sierra Leone and Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana] Collection |
| Y30447A |
Views of Bathhurst, The Gambia |
| Y30447B |
Views in The Gambia. 1945-51 |
| Y30447D |
Spicer Simson photographs of the Gambia River Survey 1911-1912 |
| See later --> |
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Sierra Leone: Wallace album
| Title |
Sierra Leone: Wallace album |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y30446K |
| Creator |
Wallace, Alexander Moultrie, fl 1913 |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1913 |
| Extent and Medium |
53 images in 1 album; Good condition, apart from slight fading. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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A collection of photographs relating to a visit to Sierra Leone. All photographs measure 83 x 110 mm, 48 are contained in an album, the remainder are loose. They were presumably taken by Alexander Moultrie Wallace, whose card is stuck inside the front cover with 'Trixie from Alec with much love and wishing her many happy returns of the day 2/May/13' written on it. Above the card is written 'B.M.P.C. from A.M.W. 2/May/13'. The caption to the first photograph indicates Wallace's purpose in going to Sierra Leone, but nothing more has been discovered about him. Dr Christopher Fyfe comments: 'he seems (assuming that the photographs are arranged in chronological order) to have gone first to the Sherbro, then inland, and back to Freetown by train'. Part of the journey was clearly by boat (e.g. 20, 23, 26). Most photographs are captioned (in black ink on a dark brown background); notes on those that are not, and other additional information, are given in brackets.
Presented by Professor David Gamble in December 1986.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Sierra Leone: Wallace album, Y30446K |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Sierra Leone |
| Wallace, Alexander Moultrie (fl 1913) |
| No further on-line information. |
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