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How we lived

Gettingaround

The railway, ferries and canoes, lorries, poda-podas and the roads between towns.

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The Cotton Tree, Bungalow Train — The Cotton Tree, Bungalow Train 1910s
The Mountain Railway's 3.30 p.m. train waiting at Cotton Tree Station, photographed by Freetown's own Lisk-Carew Brothers studio.
Lisk-Carew Brothers, Freetown · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Kroo Town Road — Kroo Town Road 1911
William H. Heard · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Cotton Tree Station — Cotton Tree Station 1915
The Mountain Railway's “Bungalow Train” at its city-centre station.
Sir Kenneth James Beatty · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

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

Inside the railway museum — Inside the railway museum 2011
User: (WT-shared) Davidbstanley at wts wikivoyage · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Locomotive No. 81, built in Leeds in 1947 — Locomotive No. 81, built in Leeds in 1947 2009
Davidbstanley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Congo Bridge, Mountain Railway — Congo Bridge, Mountain Railway 1910s
Lisk-Carew Brothers · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Pademba Road — Pademba Road 1856
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

The slave fort on Bunce Island, at the mouth of the Sierra Leone River in West Africa — The slave fort on Bunce Island, at the mouth of the Sierra Leone River in West Africa circa 1805 date QS:P,+1805-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Joseph Corry · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Bana — Bana between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Bar — Bar between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Boro — Boro between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Bungair — Bungair between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Fargina — Fargina between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Farquanar — Farquanar between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Fuli — Fuli between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Fuli — Fuli between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Grabo. The Armistad [sic] Negroes, Drawn from Life, by Wm. H. Townsend. — Grabo. The Armistad [sic] Negroes, Drawn from Life, by Wm. H. Townsend. between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Kezzuza — Kezzuza between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Kimbo — Kimbo between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Little Kale — Little Kale between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Malhue — Malhue between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Marqu — Marqu between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Pona — Pona between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Pona — Pona between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Saby — Saby between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Sar — Sar between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Suma — Suma between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Unidentified Man — Unidentified Man between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Yuang — Yuang between 1839 and 1840 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

BEATTY(1915) Fig14 A natural Bridge on the road to Gbangbama — BEATTY(1915) Fig14 A natural Bridge on the road to Gbangbama published 1915
Beatty, Kenneth James, (Sir); Sierra Leone. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeone Hofstra 030 — SierraLeone Hofstra 030 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 033 — SierraLeone Hofstra 033 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 252 — SierraLeone Hofstra 252 1934
Sjoerd Hofstra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeoneP015 — SierraLeoneP015 1910s date QS:P,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Lisk-Carew Brothers, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Copyright Sierra Leone: photographs: 50 years after publication. See https://www.sierra-leone.org/Laws/2011-08.pdf · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

SierraLeoneP016 — SierraLeoneP016 1910s date QS:P,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Lisk-Carew Brothers, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Copyright Sierra Leone: photographs: 50 years after publication. See http://www.sierra-leone.org/Laws/2011-08.pdf ( · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Paul Cuffee — Paul Cuffee 1812
Engraved for Abrm. L. Pennock by Mason & Maas., From a drawing by John Pole, M.D., of Bristol, Eng. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Paul Cuffee4 — Paul Cuffee4 1812
Engraved for Abrm. L. Pennock by Mason & Maas., From a drawing by John Pole, M.D., of Bristol, Eng. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society — Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society — Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society — Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society — Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society — Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society — Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society — Janus Faced (Ndoli jowei) Mask of the Sande Society late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Mancala Game Board — Mancala Game Board late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Mancala Game Board — Mancala Game Board late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Mancala Game Board — Mancala Game Board 19 th century date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Mancala Game Board — Mancala Game Board 19 th century date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

Mancala Game Board — Mancala Game Board 19 th century date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗

A Bullom boat, one shilling — A Bullom boat, one shilling 1956
British Government · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗