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Image Not Available for At Uzuakoli, Nigeria, there is a large leper camp containing over 1,000 sufferers. This picture shows a street of houses in the colony. In each house lives a person with leprosy. The street looks cleaner and smarter than the average native village.
At Uzuakoli, Nigeria, there is a large leper camp containing over 1,000 sufferers. This picture shows a street of houses in the colony. In each house lives a person with leprosy. The street looks cleaner and smarter than the average native village.
Image Not Available for At Uzuakoli, Nigeria, there is a large leper camp containing over 1,000 sufferers. This picture shows a street of houses in the colony. In each house lives a person with leprosy. The street looks cleaner and smarter than the average native village.

At Uzuakoli, Nigeria, there is a large leper camp containing over 1,000 sufferers. This picture shows a street of houses in the colony. In each house lives a person with leprosy. The street looks cleaner and smarter than the average native village.

Creator Dorien Leigh
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 15.7 x 22.2 cm (6 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
Object number2002/5744
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Pub life goes on as usual, for the village is not affected at all by the proximity of the airport. Here a local gentleman enjoys a glass of beer at the pub which is in the hotel which also houses the I.F.S. airport authorities office.
Pub life goes on as usual, for the village is not affected at all by the proximity of the airport. Here a local gentleman enjoys a glass of beer at the pub which is in the hotel which also houses the I.F.S. airport authorities office.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for The bicycle is not merely a vehicle for pleasure in southern Nigeria. This bride and groom had to cycle 70 odd miles from the church to a town called Aguta. The bride wore her wedding dress all the way, sitting on the carrier. From the lantern on the bicy
The bicycle is not merely a vehicle for pleasure in southern Nigeria. This bride and groom had to cycle 70 odd miles from the church to a town called Aguta. The bride wore her wedding dress all the way, sitting on the carrier. From the lantern on the bicy
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Rock climbing is hardly a thing to be done unless one does it for pleasure and for some, there are few greater pleasures than scaling a perpendicular rock in this manner.
Rock climbing is hardly a thing to be done unless one does it for pleasure and for some, there are few greater pleasures than scaling a perpendicular rock in this manner.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Children from the Bakonjo, a primitive tribe who live in the bamboo forests of the Rwenzori Mountains (formerly called the Ruwenzori Range).
Children from the Bakonjo, a primitive tribe who live in the bamboo forests of the Rwenzori Mountains (formerly called the Ruwenzori Range).
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for A remarkable silhouette of a sight that is now familiar in London….workmen on the steel scaffolding of the coronation stands./S.A.H.259//Dorien Leigh Ltd. (Ludgate House, 107, Fleet St., E.C.4. Central 1847) Stamp.
A remarkable silhouette of a sight that is now familiar in London….workmen on the steel scaffolding of the coronation stands./S.A.H.259//Dorien Leigh Ltd. (Ludgate House, 107, Fleet St., E.C.4. Central 1847) Stamp.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for One of the hospital's native nurses instructs a new mother in bathing her baby before she leaves the hospital.
One of the hospital's native nurses instructs a new mother in bathing her baby before she leaves the hospital.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Maternity Block, erected out of funds noted from the natives' self-appointed local rates. It is now maintained by the government./M. B.D.196 (sic).
Maternity Block, erected out of funds noted from the natives' self-appointed local rates. It is now maintained by the government./M. B.D.196 (sic).
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for A Pygmy. Each Mutussi Chief has one of these Pygmies as a sort of licensed thief and spy.
A Pygmy. Each Mutussi Chief has one of these Pygmies as a sort of licensed thief and spy.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The guide proceeds to climb and feeds the rope out to the novice.
The guide proceeds to climb and feeds the rope out to the novice.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The workmen on the scaffolding get a magnificent view of Westminster Abbey.
The workmen on the scaffolding get a magnificent view of Westminster Abbey.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for A peep into a dressing room at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England.
A peep into a dressing room at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Industry in Foynes is not affected by the transatlantic flights; the village is a distributing centre for timber from Danzig. Here some timber workers enjoy a good glass of beer in the pub.
Industry in Foynes is not affected by the transatlantic flights; the village is a distributing centre for timber from Danzig. Here some timber workers enjoy a good glass of beer in the pub.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
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