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Gambia Collection

Background imageGambia Collection: Avro 683 Lancaster PR-1

Avro 683 Lancaster PR-1
Royal Air Force Raf, F2 (Pr) Squadron, Avro 683 Lancaster Pr-1 Flying the River Gambia and Coast Undertaking an Aerial Survey of Gambia

Background imageGambia Collection: Bathurst (Banjul) (Gambia River) - Catholic Church. Date: 1904

Bathurst (Banjul) (Gambia River) - Catholic Church. Date: 1904

Background imageGambia Collection: King Sandaineh of Saloum, Senegambia, 18th century

King Sandaineh of Saloum, Senegambia, 18th century
King Sandaineh of Saloum, seated on a couch of reeds, Wolof or Jolof Empire, Senegambia, 18th century. In gold crown, cotton tunic, smoking a tobacco pipe. Scimitar and saddle on the walls

Background imageGambia Collection: Map of the courses of the Niger River, Senegal

Map of the courses of the Niger River, Senegal River and Gambia River in West Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imageGambia Collection: Street scene, Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia, West Africa

Street scene, Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia, West Africa
Street scene in Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageGambia Collection: FALL / PEKINGESE / 1928

FALL / PEKINGESE / 1928
CHAMPION BON DAH OF KINGSWERE Owned by Gambia. Date: 1928

Background imageGambia Collection: Cottage, Cape Saint Mary, Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa

Cottage, Cape Saint Mary, Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa
Cottage, Island of Cape Saint Mary, Bathurst, British Gambia, West Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageGambia Collection: Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ BSa LAP

Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ BSa LAP
Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ of British South American Airlines seen at London Airport on 18 May 1946, just 3 months before it was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident in the Gambia

Background imageGambia Collection: Sir Marc Noble and scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa

Sir Marc Noble and scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa
Sir Marc Noble (Commonwealth Commissioner of the Scout Association) and a scouting leader, Gambia, West Africa. Date: 1980

Background imageGambia Collection: Scouts at Georgetown (Janjanbureh), Gambia, West Africa

Scouts at Georgetown (Janjanbureh), Gambia, West Africa
Scouts and cubs of the 1st Georgetown Group at Georgetown (now Janjanbureh), Gambia, West Africa, April 1948. With them are Scout Master A An Jie and visiting ACC, J Sanger-Davies. Date: 1948

Background imageGambia Collection: Native thatched hut under palm trees in Senegambia

Native thatched hut under palm trees in Senegambia, west Africa.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageGambia Collection: Costumes of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Senegal

Costumes of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Senegal and Gambia, 1800s.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageGambia Collection: Scouts on Coronation parade, Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa

Scouts on Coronation parade, Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa
Scouts on parade in the Queen Victoria Recreation Ground, MacCarthy Square, Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa, on Coronation Day, 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Background imageGambia Collection: Scouts on parade for VIP visit, Gambia, West Africa

Scouts on parade for VIP visit, Gambia, West Africa
Scouts (boys and girls) on parade, Gambia, West Africa. The visiting dignitaries are Sir Edward Brandis Denham (Governor of The Gambia) and his wife. Date: circa late 1920s

Background imageGambia Collection: Scouts on an outdoor activity, Gambia, West Africa

Scouts on an outdoor activity, Gambia, West Africa
Scouts taking part in an energetic outdoor activity, Gambia, West Africa

Background imageGambia Collection: Scout of 3rd Bathurst Troop, Gambia, West Africa

Scout of 3rd Bathurst Troop, Gambia, West Africa
Scout Momadu Jallow of the 3rd Bathurst Troop, Gambia, West Africa. Date: 1948

Background imageGambia Collection: Gambian scout at World Jamboree, Warwickshire

Gambian scout at World Jamboree, Warwickshire
Gambian scout, D M Jagne, colour bearer, wearing a traditional hat at the World Jamboree, Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, which was attended by 35

Background imageGambia Collection: Scouts in Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa

Scouts in Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa
Group photo of scouts in Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa, taking part in the ZD3D Radio Jamboree. Date: 1968

Background imageGambia Collection: Scouts outside proposed headquarters, Gambia, West Africa

Scouts outside proposed headquarters, Gambia, West Africa
A working party of scouts outside the proposed new headquarters of the Gambia Scouts Association, Gambia, West Africa

Background imageGambia Collection: Cub scouts from two packs, Banjul, Gambia, West Africa

Cub scouts from two packs, Banjul, Gambia, West Africa
Cub scouts from two packs with leaders in Banjul, Gambia, West Africa

Background imageGambia Collection: Scout leader at proposed headquarters, Gambia, West Africa

Scout leader at proposed headquarters, Gambia, West Africa
Scout leader at the site of a proposed new headquarters, Gambia, West Africa. He is Sam Aki Joof, Organising Commissioner, the only full-time scouter in the Gambia

Background imageGambia Collection: Two scouts outside headquarters, Gambia, West Africa

Two scouts outside headquarters, Gambia, West Africa
Two scouts, Christian and Moslem, bound together by the Brotherhood of Scouts. Seen here shaking hands outside the headquarters of the Gambia Scouts Association, Gambia, West Africa

Background imageGambia Collection: Two girl scouts, Gambia, West Africa

Two girl scouts, Gambia, West Africa
Two smiling girl scouts, Gambia, West Africa

Background imageGambia Collection: Scout leader with boys, Gambia, West Africa

Scout leader with boys, Gambia, West Africa
Patrol leader with boy scouts or cubs, Gambia, West Africa, teaching knotting with the aid of leaves because of the shortage of rope and the money to buy it

Background imageGambia Collection: Rover Scout outside headquarters, Gambia, West Africa

Rover Scout outside headquarters, Gambia, West Africa
A Rover Scout belonging to the 2nd Banjul Troop, Joseph Senghor, aged 22, outside the new headquarters building of the Gambia Scouts Association, Gambia, West Africa

Background imageGambia Collection: River Gambia (reflections)

River Gambia (reflections). Miss Delphine Reynolds and her pilot, W.G. Pudney, took off from Hanworth on 1 March 1931 in Blackburn Bluebird IV, G-ABGF

Background imageGambia Collection: THE GAMBIA. Wassu. Stone circles

THE GAMBIA. Wassu. Stone circles

Background imageGambia Collection: The Gambia - Gambia River - Koussoun

The Gambia - Gambia River - Koussoun
A French Company Factory at Koussoun on the Gambia River, The Gambia, Africa Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGambia Collection: The Gambia - Bathurst (Gambia River)

The Gambia - Bathurst (Gambia River) - Upper River landscape Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGambia Collection: Gambia - Bathurst - Mandingo Musicians

Gambia - Bathurst - Mandingo Musicians
Gambia River - Bathurst - Mandingo Musicians playing with the Ballafong

Background imageGambia Collection: Gambia - Bathurst

Gambia - Bathurst
Bathurst, Gambia River - the landing of the British Governor: His inspection of the Frontier Force - who are paying the military honours

Background imageGambia Collection: Gambia - An Oil palm fruiting head

Gambia - An Oil palm fruiting head

Background imageGambia Collection: Home, Sengambia

Home, Sengambia
A home in Senegambia (today, Senegal and Gambia)

Background imageGambia Collection: People of Sengambia

People of Sengambia
Men and women of Senegambia (today, Senegal and Gambia)

Background imageGambia Collection: Gambian native chief

Gambian native chief
British administrator interviews a native chief in the Gambia Date: 1889

Background imageGambia Collection: Rifle pits in Tambi

Rifle pits in Tambi
Expedition from Sierra Leone to the Gambia, rifle pits at Tambi


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