Mounted photographs

Title

Mounted photographs

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 17 / B17 (items 21-45)

Summary

Black and white mounted photographs captioned as follows:

(21) group of native musicians sitting on banks of Juapa River. Wash Jack in foreground washing in customary native fashion

(22) Mr. Harris with Stanley's camera. (Now in possession of Rev. J. Whitehead)

(23) Congo state camp at Lukula, Mayumbe country

(24) trees felled to clear site for new village

(25) a young heifer of five months, reared on the Aruwimi

(26) a cool spring of clearest water at Ikau, upper Congo

(27) CMS missionaries holding a service at government leper asylum, Lagos

(28) chief with wives bringing in fuel by canoe. Taken in creek near Basabkusu. Old Abir territory

(29) railway bridge over Catumbella River

(30) tablet over porch of old Dutch church, Loanda, 1664

(31) ruin of a once imposing church on Principe Island

(32) old Dutch church, Loanda, built during Dutch occupation in 1664

(33) interior of ruined church, San Thomé. Built in 15th century

(34) offices of wealthy Portuguese merchant in Loanda

(35) Chinaman labourer living at Gaboon, French Congo

(36) house at Basoko in which Rev. George Grenfell died

(37) compound of Lukenga, King of the Bakuba, Kasai District

(38) the Dutch House, Lukula, Mayumbe

(39) hotel, Franco Belge, Boma, lower Congo

(40) tablet of blue and white mosaic in old Dutch church at Loanda, depicting battle with natives

(41) interior of old Dutch church, Loanda. Long since disused, now undergoing repairs

(42) interior of old Dutch church, Loanda

(43) villa of Portuguese family resident at Loanda

(44) agents of Messrs. Hatton & Cookson, who entertained Mr. and Mrs. Harris at Lukula, Mayumbe

(45) Lukula Station, Mayumbe country, lower Congo

Date

1911-1912

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box