Independence · 1961–1990

Ships,railsandroads

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How people and goods moved: canoes and steamers, the railway (1896–1974), lorries, bridges and the airport.

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Dominic and my VW near Kamamodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) (2072236880) 1967
John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Wild "bush yam" vine; the tubers were used in the past and in recent times during times of hunger by the Limba peoples of northern Sierra Le 1967
John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Sierra Leone 1970 - train to Bo 11-07-1970
Batobureh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Gara headscarf, pink-red with tied circles, made by Kadiato Kamara 1982
Original title: Headscarf
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Gara cloth with a map of Africa tied in small circles 1982
Original title: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Blue wax-resist cloth with large white patches 1982
Original title: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Skirt, t-shirt 1983
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Blue gara wrap skirt and wax-patterned T-shirt 1983
Original title: Skirt, t-shirt
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Source ↗ · Report this picture

Brown gara dress with tied oblong pattern and belt 1983
Original title: Dress, belt
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Source ↗ · Report this picture

VW bus near farm shelter along road in northern Sierra Leone (West Africa) (851713453) Photographed 1967 or 1968
John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture