Independence · 1961–1990
Classrooms and Qur'an schools, Fourah Bay College, teachers and students, at home and abroad.
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1960s urban African fashion (2787712654) 1968
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1960s urban african fashion - closeup (2790471246) 1968
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Apartment near Fourah Bay College overlooking Freetown, Sierra Leone (West Africa) (2066773005) 1968
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Freetown, Sierra Leone (West Africa) from an apartment near Fourah Bay College (2536946628) 1968
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Teacher Beth Avery and her students, Bafodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa), 1968 (500247177) 1968
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VW Bus near Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone (west Africa) (2536939286) 1968
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RIAN archive 726716 March 8 celebration at Patrice Lumumba University 1972
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RIAN archive 726717 Celebration of March 8 International Women's Day at Patrice Lumumba People's Friendship University 1972
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Madam Gladys Jusu Sheriff Former Librarian of the Fourah Bay College University 1990
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