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The City Hotel, Freetown, Sierra LeoneThe City Hotel, Sierra Leone, made famous by author Graham Greene. Now demolished. The hotel was first mentioned in Greenes 1936 book Travel Without Maps
Sierra Leone - Freetown - The Law courts Date: circa 1905
Sierra Leone FreetownViewed from the sea. town
Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaFourah 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
Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s
William Rowland PeckWILLIAM ROWLAND PECK English missionary in Sierra Leone Date: circa 1840
Sierra Leone GeneralRural scene with elephant
Smelting Furnace - Sierra Leone, West AfricaSmelting in a bloomery-type furnace in Sierra Leone, West Africa. circa 1910s
Moyamba, Sierra Leone, Madam Yoko, Chiefs, Colonial OfficersAt Moyamba, the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone ( Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate - British colonial administration) - D.C
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Husking of Rice pestle & mortarSierra Leone, West Africa - The husking of rice using a pestle and mortar - common traditional domestic scene of food preparation. Date: circa 1910s
Queen Messi of Massa, Sierra Leone, West AfricaRoyal transport for Queen Messi of Massa in the Sherbro region of Sierra Leone, West Africa. She was on her way to a political meeting. Her top hat is a sign of her authority. Date: 1922
Barefoot boy with mattock, Sierra LeoneA barefoot West African farm boy pauses from working on a smallholding outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. He wears a crucifix on his forehead and carries a heavy digging mattock Date: circa 1982
Sunday morning, Regent, Sierra LeoneChurchgoers walk down the hill from St Charles Church, after Sunday morning service. Regent Village, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1982
Goderich Beach, Sierra LeoneSierra Leone, Goderich Beach. People crowd on to the beach when the fishing boats return from sea. In 1982 the beach was a busy fishing village
Fruit seller, Sierra LeoneWoman fruit seller, Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, Africa. She carries her wares on her head in an enamel bowl Date: circa 1982
Boy with fishes, Sierra LeoneAfrican boy with handful of five fishes freshly landed on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1982
Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters). Sierra Leone has a rich cultural history, with a strong presence of traditional local mascots, who (to this day) appear in the form of devils
Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone Date: circa 1930s
Guinea, Benin and Sierra Leone
Kroo Town, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa
Sierra Leone Kroo Town in Freetown probably 1920s
Sierra Leone, the RacehorseRacehorse Sierra Leone had achieved a run of seven races without being unplaced. Also pictured are owner Edward Stanley, Lord Derby (1865-1948), jockey Tommy Weston(1902-1981) and the Hon
Il Leone di Caprera. Sailing schooner of 9 meters of length that crewed by three Italians wanted to cross the Atlantic Ocean with a sextant as the only guide
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor cigarette card. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) British composer of mixed race ancestry. His father came from Sierra Leone & his mother was English
Evelyn Dove by Kay Vaughan. Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife
Victoria's Memorial Service, Victoria Park, Sierra LeoneQueen 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
SIERRA LEONE UNDERTAKERSBlack humour : The premises of Bungie the undertaker, Sierra Leone, Africa. He is as ready to offer good advice to the living as he is to provide for the needs of the dead! Date: 1930s
Freetown, Sierra LeoneView of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone in 1874. 1874
Nomadic Giagas or Gallas, a ferocious, warlike people from Sierra Leone who destroyed the Kingdom of Benguela (Angola), depicted with spears, shields and cudgels
Mandingo dancers dancing a cullunjeeMandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts, and beat time with drums and wooden castanets
Street vendors, Sierra Leone, West Africa. 1892
Evelyn Dove by Macari (Italy). Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife
Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music (1917-1919)
Mende men playing Warri, Gold Coast, West AfricaMen of the Mendi (Mende) country playing a game called Warri, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire, now part of Sierra Leone), West Africa
Imam - Sierra Leone - PrayingImam (High Priest) - Sierra Leone - Praying Date: 1902
SIERRA LEONE / FREETOWNFreetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa: Pademba Road Date: 1856
TUNNEL SURVEY / 1906Tunnel surveying with a theodolite atop Mount Leone by three intrepid surveyors! Date: 1906
The Cotton Tree, Sierra LeoneA man burns leaves beneath the Cotton Tree, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Over 500 years old, this tree is a treasured symbol of the city
Boy with crucifix on his forehead, Sierra LeoneHead 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
Churchgoer, Regent, Sierra LeoneSierra Leone, Regent Village, near Freetown, St Charles Church. Woman holding bible looks out of church door during Sunday morning service Date: circa 1982
Woman with fresh fish in sand, Sierra LeoneA woman sorts her fish, freshly landed on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, Africa Date: circa 1982
Fruit sellers, Sierra LeoneTwo women fruit sellers, Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, Africa. They wear bright clothes and carry their wares on their heads Date: circa 1982
Coconut seller, Sierra LeoneCoconut seller carries his wares on his head, on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1982
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Villagers preparing arable land for planting, accompanied by the sound of drums. Date: circa 1910s
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Raised Shelters - Boy Scarecrows warding off birds in the rice fields. Date: circa 1910s
View of Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. 1850
Ju-Ju Doctor, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s
Mendi (Mende) Dancing Girls, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s
Hairdressing in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s
Krootown Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910
Kissy Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912
Enormous cotton tree, Sierra Leone, West AfricaCotton tree with enormous buttresses, historic symbol of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1908
CMS Grammar School, Freetown, Sierra LeoneThe Church Missionary Society Grammar School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with the boys marching out. circa 1910
Douglas Bader and his wifeDouglas Bader (1910-1982) RAF fighter ace, pictured with his wife and a light aircraft at Lungi Airport, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: late 1950s
Mandinka Girls - Sierra Leone, AfricaMandinka Girls - Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Different traditional hairstyles in evidence. Date: circa 1905
Map of Africa, with travellers routesMap of Africa, with the routes of the modern travellers, Parke, Browne and Le Vaillant. 1799
Women selling lace, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Mother carries her baby, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaMother carries her baby, in a sling on her back, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s
Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s
Fetish Doctor, Sierra Leone, West Africa - smiling and holding an array of spears. Date: circa 1930s
A Car on Lumley Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Villagers in Sierra Leone with a captured Boa ConstrictorVillagers in Sierra Leone carry a captured Boa Constrictor. Date: circa 1930s
Oxford Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Date: circa 1930s
Moa River Railway Bridge, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912
Rawdon Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, on a quiet day. Date: circa 1915
Street scene, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaStreet scene with the Co-Operative Wholesale Society Limited, Cotton Department, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1915
Canoes and boats, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaDugout canoes waiting for boats, on the water at Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920
Nicols Bridge, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1910
Street corner, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaCorner 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
Kroo Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with Tower Hill Barracks in the distance. Date: circa 1910
Beating the tom-tom, Sierra Leone, West AfricaNatives in a village beating the tom-tom, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920
House building, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912
Avenue of wild flowers, Wilberforce, Sierra Leone, AfricaTree-lined avenue of wild flowers and daisies, Wilberforce, near Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920
Children from Sierra LeoneTwo young children from Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1910s
Sierra Leone - Freetown - Cotton Tree Railway Station - The 3:30pm Bungalow Train Date: circa 1905
Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa Date: circa 1920
Native Doctor - Sierra Leone. Checking a diagnosis by the means of the placement of a set of small stones of seeds
Missionary house and church, Regent, Sierra LeoneChurch Missionary House and Church, Regent, Sierra Leone, West Africa. 1850
Bush Huts - Village, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1909
The Harbour, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa - Dug-out canoesThe Harbour, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa - Dug-out canoes. Date: circa 1920s
Mother and Baby - Village, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s
Congo Bridge, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s
Soldier in uniform, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaSoldier in khaki uniform in a studio photograph, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, December 1944. Date: 1944
View of Rotifunk, Sierra Leone, West AfricaView of Rotifunk, a West African Field Force camp, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with grass huts. Date: circa 1906
