Letter from Frederick John Horniman to Sir Somers Vine, 1894
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Black and white negative of three men carving wood into a canoe in the middle of the forest
Jos, mud houses and mangoes
Display of carved and decorated calabashes, Oyo
Colour positive film of expedition team member leaning over a rock with the rushing river behind him
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