Plans for the building and later renovations of the Emslie Horniman Library and Lecture Theatre which was funded by Emslie Horniman (Frederick Horniman's son) for educational purposes. The library and lecture theatre was opened on 27 January 1912.
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Slide of monks tending to the yak herd, Gong Xia
object | ARC/BAL/002/002/021
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Animals carried in containers
object | ARC/BAL/004/040
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Carte de visite featuring a photograph of an unknown man
object | ARC/HMG/HOR/015/084
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Making bricks, Ibadan
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/551/003
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