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Di Tɛm ɛn Tɔri is a living archive of Sierra Leone's history: stories, places, voices and old photographs, gathered before they are lost.

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A colonial house at Hill Station — A colonial house at Hill Station 2007
Chtrede · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Church and mission house, Regent — Church and mission house, Regent 1850
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

PARKS(1899) Sarah Gorham Mission House, Magbele, Sierra Leone — PARKS(1899) Sarah Gorham Mission House, Magbele, Sierra Leone published 1899
Parks H.B. (?- 1936) ; Butcher, Charles Simpson; Lankford, John Anderson, (1874-1946) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone — Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone circa 1910 date QS:P,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Cliché C. F. A. O. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 005 — SierraLeone Hofstra 005 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 017 — SierraLeone Hofstra 017 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 018 — SierraLeone Hofstra 018 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 019 — SierraLeone Hofstra 019 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 020 — SierraLeone Hofstra 020 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 021 — SierraLeone Hofstra 021 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 022 — SierraLeone Hofstra 022 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 023 — SierraLeone Hofstra 023 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 055 — SierraLeone Hofstra 055 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 056 — SierraLeone Hofstra 056 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 058 — SierraLeone Hofstra 058 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 060 — SierraLeone Hofstra 060 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 061 — SierraLeone Hofstra 061 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 062 — SierraLeone Hofstra 062 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 063 — SierraLeone Hofstra 063 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 064 — SierraLeone Hofstra 064 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 065 — SierraLeone Hofstra 065 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 066 — SierraLeone Hofstra 066 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 067 — SierraLeone Hofstra 067 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 075 — SierraLeone Hofstra 075 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 118 — SierraLeone Hofstra 118 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 120 — SierraLeone Hofstra 120 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 122 — SierraLeone Hofstra 122 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 196 — SierraLeone Hofstra 196 1934
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 208 — SierraLeone Hofstra 208 between 1934 and 1936 date QS:P,+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P131
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 266 — SierraLeone Hofstra 266 1934
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Governor John Thomas's house in Sierra Leone, mid-17th century, artist's recreation — Governor John Thomas's house in Sierra Leone, mid-17th century, artist's recreation 1853
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗