Black and white (sepia tones) print of a hut beside a river in a small clearing in tall trees
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Colour positive film of expedition team member leaning over a rock with the rushing river behind him

Jos. Bida- Road leading to town

Bida boy preparing thatch for C.M.S (Christian Missionary Society) house

U.C.I., coral and bead mosaic, bookshop door panel
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