1926-1927 photographs (including initial journey to Maun)

Photographs taken during Alexander Sandilands' missionary work in Bechuanaland [Botswana], some loose and some on pages taken from a photograph album. Some were apparently taken at Serowe before the Sandilands' set out for their mission station at Maun; others show incidents on the initial journey f...

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Order number: MS 380813 Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 1926-1927
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MS_380813.4.1.1
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MS 380813 Box 3
callnumber MS 380813/4/1/1
callnumber_txt MS 380813/4/1/1
callnumber-sort MS 380813/4/1/1
prefix_number 1
title 1926-1927 photographs (including initial journey to Maun)
scb_date_creation 1926-1927
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 7 loose photographs, 14 album pages containing 53 photographs
format Archive
description Photographs taken during Alexander Sandilands' missionary work in Bechuanaland [Botswana], some loose and some on pages taken from a photograph album. Some were apparently taken at Serowe before the Sandilands' set out for their mission station at Maun; others show incidents on the initial journey from Serowe to Maun in May-June 1927. Loose photographs: "Waiting at the Serowe church"; "first Christmas in Africa at Serowe"; view of mission house verandah, Serowe; view from mission house, Serowe; "on the rocks besides the house" (Doris Sandilands); "they are ready to run with the rope that has the water bucket at its end" (apparently view of the well at Mashoro); European group in the bush. Album pages: 1. "Cattle watering at the Bothetheletsa River in Bechuanaland" (printed illustration taken from photograph by Alexander Sandilands). 2. Views of Sandilands' wagon in the bush near Serowe; Doris Sandilands walking behind wagon with cats; well at Mashoro. 3. Well at Mashoro; wagons at Letlakana. 4. Wells at Letlakana; groups at Letlakana. 5. Wagons at Mopipi; wagons in the bush; Doris Sandilands writing her diary. 6. Village in Mopipi district; views at Mopipi. 7. Botletle River; huts around Mopipi. 8. Botletle River at Tsienyane; wagon at Klomu. 9. Wagon and church service at Tsienyane or Rakops; camp at Tsaoga; views of desert. 10. Botletle River at Tsaoga; view of river at Menakwena; wagon at Menakwena; wagon trekking through heavy sand. 11. Views of wagons in bush "outspanning" and "inspanning". 12. Village and church at Tshasamo; group of Samuel (native evangelist) and others. 13. Ant hill; Makalamabedi reed beds; Damara women. 14. Wagons crossing drift at Kgantsang; view of river south of Lake Ngami.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by SOAS, University of London
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids Handlist available
scb_related_material For accounts of the journey from Serowe to Maun, see the diary of Doris Sandilands (MS380813/1/1), transcripts of the diary prepared by Ian Sandilands (MS380813/1/2), and the journal of Alexander Sandilands (MS380813/1/3).
hierarchy_top_id_raw MS 380813
hierarchy_sequence MS_380813.004.001.001