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ceremonial artifact: banner
ceremonial artifact: flag, house
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: badge, cap
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floor covering: mat, bath
Glass plate negative
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House flag
mat, bath
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F. C. Gould & Son
G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd
Harris, Douglas D.
Hills, Lionel Thomas
Lane & Neave Ltd
Lewis's
Monnery & Son
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Gravesend Reach
Hanley
London
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Aba (1918)
Banfora (1914)
Biafra (1919)
Bornu (1899)
Cochrane (1923)
Dalla (1961)
Daru (1958)
Dixcove (1959)
Eboe (1952)
Egba (1914)
El Kanemi (1956)
Empire Severn (1914)
Macgregor Laird (1930)
Mariposa (1891)
Mary Kingsley (1930)
Montcalm (1897)
Montclair (1898)
New Brooklyn (1920)
New Columbia (1920)
New Texas (1919)
Ondo (1956)
Oranyan (1953)
Oti (1956)
Patani (1954)
Perang (1954)
Sansu (1939)
Sekondi (1948)
Shonga (1947)
Sulima (1948)
Swedru (1948)
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Zungeru (1943)
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African Steamship Company
Bolt, Daniel
British & African Steam Navigation Co Ltd
British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co Ltd
British and African Steam Navigation Co, Liverpool
Elder Dempster Lines
G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd
H. M. Ministry of War Transport
Hain S S Co Ltd
Imperial Direct Line Ltd, Liverpool
Nigerian National Line Ltd
Ocean Transport Co Ltd
Pope, Charles Meredyth
Trinder Anderson & Company Limited
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House flag, Elder Dempster Lines, Liverpool (House flag)
Mug
House flag, Imperial Direct Line Ltd (House flag)
Button, Elder Dempster & Co (Button)
House flag, Elder Dempster & Co Ltd (House flag)
House flag, British and African Steam Navigation Co (House flag)
House flag, Elder Line (House flag)
mat, bath
Bornu (1899) (Glass plate negative)
Montcalm (1897) (Glass plate negative)
El Kanemi (1956); Trelevan (1949) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Shonga (1947) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Eboe (1952) (Negative)
Aba (1918) (Negative)
Biafra (1919) (Negative)
Cochrane (1923) (Negative)
New Texas (1919) (Negative)
New Columbia (1920) (Negative)
Mary Kingsley (1930) (Negative)
Sansu (1939) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Egba (1914) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Bowl
Swedru (1948) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Royal Mail Lines banner (Banner)
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