Photographs and postcards mainly of Santa Isabel, Fernando Po [Bioko, Equatorial Guinea]

The postcards and the photographs, were sent to K Brockman of Liverpool, from Keith and Vivienne Brockman of the John Holt Trading Company. Most images have captions on the rear but only one is dated. People include: Rev & Mrs G Bell and their son Cyril; [Keith Brockman] and colleagues; student...

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Order number: MMS Box 1195B
Date(s) of creation: 1930s-1940s
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS Box 1195B
Summary: The postcards and the photographs, were sent to K Brockman of Liverpool, from Keith and Vivienne Brockman of the John Holt Trading Company. Most images have captions on the rear but only one is dated. People include: Rev & Mrs G Bell and their son Cyril; [Keith Brockman] and colleagues; students at 'first native school'. Events include: parade; visit of British gun boat. Places or buildings include: [Santa Isabel] cathedral; [Methodist] mission compound at Santa Isabel; buildings in and views of the plaza, Santa Isabel; British Vice Consulate and Consul's house [Santa Isabel]; property of J[ohn] Holt [Santa Isabel]; general scenes of Santa Isabel including panoramic view; path to Catholic mission; road to point and hospital; building with image of General Franco on wall; unidentified landscape scenes. Prints taken by/received from: V[ivienne Brockman]; Ben Odunlami; J Sunday Afia.
Previous numbers: MMS/06/20/07/37
Extent: 34 items
Acquisition: Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Miss G. E. Brockman, daughter of Keith and Vivienne Brockman, via Rev John R Pritchard, January 2003.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Various copyright
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
File number: 37
Format: Archive