Uploads from Ruth Flickr, tagged family, with geodata

The Ship

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:55:22 -0800

Revisiting some oldies.... Better in lightbox (press L)

Prora-0485 family room

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:45:56 -0700

Set up as it was intended in the late 30s, as a Kraft durch Freude holiday camp family room. There are bunk beds out of shot to the right.

The Colossus of Prora, Rügen, is a somewhat surreal experience. Built 1936 - 1939 as a 20,000-bed holiday resort for the KdF (strength through joy) movement, the complex of 8 massive blocks stretching almost 5 kilometers along the coast was never used as such, and it has had a chequered history since.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prora
www.proradok.de/index.html

David & Jean wedding May 1950

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:07:24 -0800

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Classic styles of the times... but actually uploaded 'cos they're my parents. :-)

Gusau

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:15:35 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Jean, Ruth & Judy dog at Gusau resthouse, en route to Government College, Zaria, Jan 1957. Family car (Standard, S321) alongside.

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

Farewell to Kuru

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:02:10 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Family wearing leaving presents Dec 62, outside the principal's house at Plateau Provincial Secondary School, Kuru, Nigeria. (Now Government Science School Kuru.)

Corrugated iron roof on the house - dead noisy in a rainstorm!

Mallam Garba Ojo (bursar) & Mrs Imam.

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer. On this occasion I suspect either Mallam Imam or John (below) was the photographer.

Gardening

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:23:55 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Watering the garden Zaria 1957. Govt College compound.

Government College, Zaria, Nigeria.
"Starting from (let us say) the Catering Resthouse, cross the Kubani Bridge (a fine new one is now under construction) and take the first turning on the right. Pass Gaskiya Corporation (with its tower) and NORLA, and you will find the Government College on your right. It stands on a magnificent site, with the Tukurtukur rock as a local landmark. The grounds embrace an area of 140 acres and contain a fine mosque, a well laid-out athletic track, pitches for hockey, cricket and football, and a small swimming pool.
The college started life in Katsina in 1921, when it was known as the Katsina Higher College. In 1938 it went to Kaduna, and the final move to Zaria was made in January 1949.
The college is divided into six houses, and accommodates 250 boys from the Northern Provinces."
(from This is Zaria, pub Gaskiya Corporation, Zaria 1958)

scanned slides from 1950s and early 60s

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

Flame trees, Gaskiya Corp, Zaria

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:51:15 -0700

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Flame trees, Gaskiya Corporation, Zaria, Nigeria. ca 1957?

From This is Zaria, published by Gaskiya 1958...

"You know by now, how to get to the Gaskiya Corporation buildings and if you do not, the tower which stands on the Zaria sky line will guide you.
Gaskiya is the Hausa word for truth, well used by the Corporation as the name of its Hausa language newspaper.
.....It produces half a milion pamphlets a year, in ten vernacular languages, and an increasing number of books for schools and for the general reading public. ...
The 150-odd African employees of the Corporation who started from scratch are rapidly becoming skilled craftsmen. The corporation trains authors, journalists and craftsment to produce newspapers, books and other literature of a high standard. It is controlled not by Government, but by a Board... It reserves the right of free comment and criticism."

(Slide needs some cleaning up but won't get round to that for a while!)

slide scans 1950s and 1960s

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

Zaria house

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:54:39 -0700

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Judy dog in Zaria garden. (Government College)

slide scans 1950s and 1960s

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

horseman at Durbar

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:30:26 -0700

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Bornu horseman: (I think) detail of costume, at Durbar 1959. Did have this down as Zaria, but now am fairly sure this was the Kaduna Durbar held at the race course to mark self-rule in northern Nigeria - full independence came the following year.
Have just found durbarnigeria.org/

slide scans 1950s and 1960s

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

Feed me-0285

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:34:38 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Happily living right in the city centre...

St Bruno

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:42:59 -0700

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Maru VTTC badge 1950s

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:41:13 -0800

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Scan of a badge from (I assume) the Vernacular Teacher Training College, Maru, where my father worked for a time in the mid- 1950s.
I believe the motto is a gnomic Hausa proverb - "If you are going to rest, then rest in the shade".
For photos of the era see www.flickr.com/photos/ruthhb/sets/72157606070442860/

Cotswold Wildlife Park-0361.jpg

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:53:55 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Smith's Home Rastrick-9551

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Sun, 29 May 2011 14:29:41 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Alderman William Smith, the first Mayor and a great benefactor of Brighouse created the Smith Foundation Trust on the 5th September 1916. He bought the Boothroyd Estate for the Trust to set up an orphanage for girls. On his death in 1922 he left the bulk of his estate to the Trust.

The orphanage opened in July 1920 for girls but soon admitted boys and changed its name to Smith’s Homes. The Homes continued for nearly 40 years.

Among the children living here some 70 years ago were my father and aunt, due to difficult family circumstances.

The building became a boys' residential special school - William Henry Smith School - in 1961.
www.whsschool.org.uk/about/history/

Fear not!

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:56:41 -0800

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Stilt-walking Christmas scary fairy....!

Birthday girls

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:37:13 -0800

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

3 family birthdays in a row - bad news for Stewart!
Me, (31st Jan) Bec (30th Jan) Niamh (1st Feb)
Scary total of 100 years... (54, 36 and 10)
Niamh's ice swan filled with fruit, & apparently served with distress flare!

Not my photo - taken by restaurant & scanned.

Zaria garden

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:33:49 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Zaria garden 1958-9

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

Inspection

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:04:05 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Brigadier General Young admin inspection of ACF & Government College, Zaria, Nigeria. 1959

slide scans 1950s and 1960s

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

Zaria house 2

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:59:27 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Ruth in garden, Zaria, NIgeria, ca 1957. Looking distinctly dry season!

slide scans 1950s and 1960s

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.

Jamboree 1958

nobody@flickr.com (Ruth Flickr) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:32:39 -0700

Ruth Flickr posted a photo:

Chris & Ruth, Jamboree, Zaria, Nigeria in 1958.

slide scans 1950s and 1960s

Vintage family slides from 1950s & early 60s NIgeria (scanned). Jean and David were in Nigeria for over 10 years, David working in the then colonial service and education. For some of that timeJean worked part-time in a number of secretarial roles and teaching.

The family lived variously in Kano, Maru, Zaria and Kuru, near Jos (Plateau Province).

The slides uploaded are just a selection of the family collection, not intended to be artistic or significant at the time, but a personal 'diary'. David was the principal photographer.