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Freetown Collection

Background imageFreetown Collection: The City Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone

The City Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone
The City Hotel, Sierra Leone, made famous by author Graham Greene. Now demolished. The hotel was first mentioned in Greenes 1936 book Travel Without Maps

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone - Freetown

Sierra Leone - Freetown - The Law courts Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone Freetown

Sierra Leone Freetown
Viewed from the sea. town

Background imageFreetown Collection: Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Fourah Bay College, Mount Aureol, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Founded in 1827 by the Church Missionary Society as an Anglican missionary school, it is the oldest university in West Africa

Background imageFreetown Collection: Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sunday morning, Regent, Sierra Leone

Sunday morning, Regent, Sierra Leone
Churchgoers walk down the hill from St Charles Church, after Sunday morning service. Regent Village, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1982

Background imageFreetown Collection: Boy with fishes, Sierra Leone

Boy with fishes, Sierra Leone
African boy with handful of five fishes freshly landed on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1982

Background imageFreetown Collection: Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFreetown Collection: View of Freetown, Jamaica

View of Freetown, Jamaica

Background imageFreetown Collection: Kroo Town, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa

Kroo Town, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone Kroo Town in Freetown probably 1920s

Sierra Leone Kroo Town in Freetown probably 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Victoria's Memorial Service, Victoria Park, Sierra Leone

Victoria's Memorial Service, Victoria Park, Sierra Leone
Queen Victoria's Memorial - Service held in Victoria Park, Freetown, Sierra Leone on 2nd February 1901. On the day of the late Queen's funeral - services such as this were held all across

Background imageFreetown Collection: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone
View of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone in 1874. 1874

Background imageFreetown Collection: SIERRA LEONE / FREETOWN

SIERRA LEONE / FREETOWN
Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa: Pademba Road Date: 1856

Background imageFreetown Collection: The Cotton Tree, Sierra Leone

The Cotton Tree, Sierra Leone
A man burns leaves beneath the Cotton Tree, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Over 500 years old, this tree is a treasured symbol of the city

Background imageFreetown Collection: Boy with crucifix on his forehead, Sierra Leone

Boy with crucifix on his forehead, Sierra Leone
Head and shoulders portrait of West African boy with crucifix on his forehead and sweat on his brow, Freetown, Sierra Leone. He looks directly and the camera and smiles Date: circa 1985

Background imageFreetown Collection: Churchgoer, Regent, Sierra Leone

Churchgoer, Regent, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, Regent Village, near Freetown, St Charles Church. Woman holding bible looks out of church door during Sunday morning service Date: circa 1982

Background imageFreetown Collection: Woman with fresh fish in sand, Sierra Leone

Woman with fresh fish in sand, Sierra Leone
A woman sorts her fish, freshly landed on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, Africa Date: circa 1982

Background imageFreetown Collection: Coconut seller, Sierra Leone

Coconut seller, Sierra Leone
Coconut seller carries his wares on his head, on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1982

Background imageFreetown Collection: View of Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

View of Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. 1850

Background imageFreetown Collection: Mendi (Mende) Dancing Girls, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Mendi (Mende) Dancing Girls, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Krootown Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Krootown Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFreetown Collection: Kissy Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Kissy Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Enormous cotton tree, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Enormous cotton tree, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Cotton tree with enormous buttresses, historic symbol of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1908

Background imageFreetown Collection: CMS Grammar School, Freetown, Sierra Leone

CMS Grammar School, Freetown, Sierra Leone
The Church Missionary Society Grammar School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with the boys marching out. circa 1910

Background imageFreetown Collection: Mandinka Girls - Sierra Leone, Africa

Mandinka Girls - Sierra Leone, Africa
Mandinka Girls - Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Different traditional hairstyles in evidence. Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Women selling lace, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa

Women selling lace, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Mother carries her baby, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Mother carries her baby, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Mother carries her baby, in a sling on her back, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFreetown Collection: A Car on Lumley Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

A Car on Lumley Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Oxford Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Oxford Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Rawdon Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Rawdon Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, on a quiet day. Date: circa 1915

Background imageFreetown Collection: Street scene, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Street scene, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Street scene with the Co-Operative Wholesale Society Limited, Cotton Department, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1915

Background imageFreetown Collection: Canoes and boats, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Canoes and boats, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Dugout canoes waiting for boats, on the water at Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageFreetown Collection: Nicols Bridge, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Nicols Bridge, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFreetown Collection: Street corner, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Street corner, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Corner of Westmoreland Street and Gloucester Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with a large shop and a sign advertising Lisk-Carew Brothers photographers. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Kroo Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Kroo Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with Tower Hill Barracks in the distance. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFreetown Collection: House building, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

House building, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Avenue of wild flowers, Wilberforce, Sierra Leone, Africa

Avenue of wild flowers, Wilberforce, Sierra Leone, Africa
Tree-lined avenue of wild flowers and daisies, Wilberforce, near Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone - Freetown - Cotton Tree Railway Station

Sierra Leone - Freetown - Cotton Tree Railway Station - The 3:30pm Bungalow Train Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa

Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa Date: circa 1920

Background imageFreetown Collection: The Harbour, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa - Dug-out canoes

The Harbour, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa - Dug-out canoes
The Harbour, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa - Dug-out canoes. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Soldier in uniform, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Soldier in uniform, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Soldier in khaki uniform in a studio photograph, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, December 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageFreetown Collection: Radio masts, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Radio masts, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1915

Background imageFreetown Collection: Panorama of Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Panorama of Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, viewed from Tower Hill Barracks. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFreetown Collection: General Post Office, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

General Post Office, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
General Post Office and Savings Bank, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1908

Background imageFreetown Collection: St Georges Cathedral, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

St Georges Cathedral, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1930

Background imageFreetown Collection: Market Hall, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Market Hall, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Busy scene outside the Market Hall, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFreetown Collection: Cline Town, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Cline Town, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFreetown Collection: Harbour, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Harbour, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
View of the Harbour at Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Clement-Ville mansion, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Clement-Ville mansion, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Clement-Ville mansion in the suburbs of Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Central Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Central Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, viewed from Tower Hill Barracks. Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with native soldier on guard. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Law Courts, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Law Courts, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Fisher Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Fisher Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageFreetown Collection: Chimpanzee, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Chimpanzee, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Chimpanzee named Peter saluting, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageFreetown Collection: Down Road, Signal Hill, Wilberforce, Sierra Leone, Africa

Down Road, Signal Hill, Wilberforce, Sierra Leone, Africa
The Down Road, Signal Hill, Wilberforce, near Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone - Kissy Street, Freetown

Sierra Leone - Kissy Street, Freetown Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Pap and cake sellers, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa

Pap and cake sellers, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Pap is a traditional porridge / polenta made from mielie-meal (ground maize). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Interior of St Georges Cathedral, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Interior of St Georges Cathedral, Freetown, Sierra Leone Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFreetown Collection: Wesleyan High School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Wesleyan High School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
The Wesleyan High School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: 1910

Background imageFreetown Collection: Freetown, Sierra Leone - The landing Wharf

Freetown, Sierra Leone - The landing Wharf (with small lighthouse) Date: 1907

Background imageFreetown Collection: Bluebird at Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Bluebird at Freetown (Sierra Leone). Miss Delphine Reynolds and her pilot, W.G. Pudney, took off from Hanworth on 1 March 1931 in Blackburn Bluebird IV, G-ABGF

Background imageFreetown Collection: Troops leaving for Duala, Cameroon, Africa, WW1

Troops leaving for Duala, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
British troops at Freetown, Sierra Leone, leaving for an attack on a German fort at Duala (Douala), Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone - Kroo Bay, Freetown

Sierra Leone - Kroo Bay, Freetown Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone - Freetown - Water Street

Sierra Leone - Freetown - Water Street Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone - Freetown - The Harbour

Sierra Leone - Freetown - The Harbour Date: circa 1905

Background imageFreetown Collection: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone, pictured in 1898 during the Hut Tax War, an insurrection by the native population which was put down by West Indian troops in what was known as the Mendi expedition

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone Market

Sierra Leone Market
Waterloo Market (presumably at Freetown ?)

Background imageFreetown Collection: Sierra Leone - West Africa - Muslims Praying

Sierra Leone - West Africa - Muslims Praying
Muslims praying in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa


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