Includes exhibition leaflet, correpondence, minutes of meetings to discussthe proposed exhibition of traditional art from the colonies.
Exhibition records: Horniman Museum: Specimens from British Colonies in connection with Colonial Month, 21 Jun 1949- 20 Jul 1949
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Black and white print of two men with boat beside rapids
Digital reproduction of a photograph of the grounds outside Surrey House, circa 1895
Black and white print of two women each holding a baby
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