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. I have been inspired by my Sierra Leonean compatriot,
who signs himself only as Sahr T. on the discussion forum of the National Unity
Party’s website. He (or she)
recently showed off a fantastic collection of photographs of old Sierra
Leone, shot by the famous Lisk-Carew Brothers in the 1880s and early1900s. Last year, I visited the world famous Hay-on-Wye annual
book/literary festival here in the UK - the one that former US President Bill
Clinton visited and addressed two weeks ago.
I bought an old second-hand book, Commonwealth Focus, about an
exhibition that was held in Australia in 1982, with the theme "130 Years
of Photographic History". It had
an assortment of gem quality old black and white photographs from all over
the ‘Empire’, and included two of Freetown – one by the
Lisk-Carew Brothers and the other by one Dionysius Leomy. I thought I should share them with
you, as they do not feature in the ones that Sahr T has compiled on his
album, which you can also reach via this link. Editor Focus on Sierra Leone (10/06/01) |
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(These pictures
have been scanned directly from pages of the book above, and may not
therefore be of the very best quality. (Please
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