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SOMALIA 5. Portraits of administrators in British Somaliland, 1920s-1950s, together...
Catalogue reference: CO 1069/12
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This record is about the SOMALIA 5. Portraits of administrators in British Somaliland, 1920s-1950s, together... dating from 1910-1959 in the series Colonial Office and successors: Photographic Collection. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 1069/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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SOMALIA 5. Portraits of administrators in British Somaliland, 1920s-1950s, together with accompanying papers.
(1) Photograph. Unidentified.
(2) Photograph. Unidentified.
(3) Photograph. 'Commander Frederick James Chambers OBE RN (Retd). Chief Secretary 1948-1951'
(4) Drawing. 'Major Bernard Hill Horsley DSO OBE MC. District Commissioner, 1919, Secretary 1940'. Drawn by M U Hudson.
(5) Photograph 'Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Duncan Harris Arundell OBE. Secretary 1941.' Produced by Walter Stoneham FRPS, whose hand stamp appears on reverse.
(6) Photograph. 'Major Arthur Salisbury Lawrance CMG DSO. Secretary 1926- 1932.'
(7) Photograph. 'Edward Barry Esquire CMG OBE. Commissioner for Native Affairs 1946-1947. Chief Secretary to the Government 1947-1948.'
(8) Letter of 4 September 1968 from British Embassy, Mogadishu, accompanying portraits.
(9) Note on despatch arrangements from the Colonial Office for the week ending 20 March 1937.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Photographs may remain in copyright
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 16x12cm to 25x24cm
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- International
- Africa
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office Library: Photograph Collection Catalogue: Africa. Somalia 5
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11291610/
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CO 1069
Colonial Office and successors: Photographic Collection
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