A wood seller under an umbrella at Freetown in Sierra Leone

A black and white portrait photograph of a wood seller sat under an umbrella with bundles of wood in front of him. He sits on a seat or box, facing the camera. His elbows are resting on his thighs and he holds an object, possibly cloth of a piece of wood, between his legs with both hands. He is wearing shorts, a dark jacket with lapels and, underneath this, a vest. He has a flat cap on his head. His feet, just visible, are bare. He is looking at the camera and appears to be smiling. At least a hundred bundles of sticks, each tied round the middle, are laid out in front of him and to his right, on the ground. Seated behind him on the same seat or box is another man, holding up an umbrella that covers them both. This man is wearing a lighter jacket or shirt and some form of cap (mostly hidden by the umbrella). A third man sits behind these two and to their right; he is visible on the extrem left of the image. He has his hand over his head and face. Other figures, and another open umbrella placed on the ground, can be seen in the background. The scene takes place in front of a building that has two arched windows filled in with square panes of glass. Below one of these, behind and to the left of the wood seller, is a wooden door that has left open. Original caption (typed, beneath), intended to be humorous: 'IN FRETOWN IT TAKES TWO MEN TO CHOP WOOD - ONE TO CHOP AND ON TO SHADE THE CHOPPER.'