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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
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

Creator Dorien Leigh
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 20.6 x 17.8 cm (8 1/8 x 7 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
    Object number2002/5745
    LocationNot currently on display

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    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 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.
    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 Cows have the freedom of the road in sleepy Foynes and life there is not affected at all by the fact that it is the starting point for the transatlantic flights; very few of the inhabitants even know the way to the airport.
    Cows have the freedom of the road in sleepy Foynes and life there is not affected at all by the fact that it is the starting point for the transatlantic flights; very few of the inhabitants even know the way to the airport.
    Dorien Leigh
    c. 1937
    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 mother and her family from Lapland.
    A mother and her family from Lapland.
    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
    Image Not Available for A Batak mother with her baby from Dutch East Indies.
    A Batak mother with her baby from Dutch East Indies.
    Dorien Leigh
    1930s
    Photograph
    Image Not Available for A mother brings her baby back to the Child Welfare Clinic after discharge from hospital to have it weighed.
    A mother brings her baby back to the Child Welfare Clinic after discharge from hospital to have it weighed.
    Dorien Leigh
    1930s
    Photograph
    Image Not Available for A real Irish colleen, Maura Bourke, aged 16. Flying boats don't affect her life nor interest her much. She still goes on drawing water daily from the pump as her ancestors have for many generations.
    A real Irish colleen, Maura Bourke, aged 16. Flying boats don't affect her life nor interest her much. She still goes on drawing water daily from the pump as her ancestors have for many generations.
    Dorien Leigh
    c. 1937
    Photograph
    Image Not Available for Woman and child from Taiwan (also known as Formosa)
    Woman and child from Taiwan (also known as Formosa)
    Dorien Leigh
    1930s
    Photograph
    Image Not Available for [Bride and groom with best man and maid of honour, bride’s flowers are white, rest of wedding party have red flowers]
    [Bride and groom with best man and maid of honour, bride’s flowers are white, rest of wedding party have red flowers]
    Unknown
    1977
    Photograph
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