1936 photographs

Photographs taken during Alexander Sandilands' missionary work in Bechuanaland [Botswana]. Dates and numbers written on the reverse of the photographs by Ian Sandilands relate them to incidents in Alexander Sandilands' 1936 correspondence (see MS380813/2/10): "Maun, Ngamiland. Tribal assembly in the...

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Order number: MS 380813 Box 3
Date(s) of creation: Jun 1936-Aug 1936
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MS 380813 Box 3
Summary: Photographs taken during Alexander Sandilands' missionary work in Bechuanaland [Botswana]. Dates and numbers written on the reverse of the photographs by Ian Sandilands relate them to incidents in Alexander Sandilands' 1936 correspondence (see MS380813/2/10): "Maun, Ngamiland. Tribal assembly in the Kgotla"; Annie Jane Sandilands, Alexander Sandilands' mother (photograph sent to Alexander Sandilands); "Tshekedi Khama and wife" (2 photographs); "Burns and Haile in back row, Mrs Burns on left, Tshekedi's mother on right" [related letter indicates relates to wedding of Tshekedi Khama]; view of mission house at Maun; loading wood into lorry; "Trekking by sledge or sley - a home made wheeless wagon used in up country places in Ngamiland"; photographs of sledge (2 photographs); "Some of the L.B. [Life Boys] team ... Miss Taylor's dispensary hut in the background"; photographs of Life Boys (2 photographs); "1st Ngami Company the Boys' Brigade in 1936"; Boys' Brigade standing to attention; "1st Ngami G.L.B [Girls' Life Brigade]"; Girls' Life Brigade standing to attention.
Extent: 16 photographs
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by SOAS, University of London
Language: English
Finding aids: Handlist available
Related material: For Alexander Sandilands' 1936 correspondence, see MS380813/2/10
Format: Archive