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  • Burial scene prepresented in rock-painting, Zimbabwe.
  • Divination plaques of wood, Mashona, Southern Zimbabwe.
  • Divination plaques of wood, Mashona, Southern Zimbabwe.
  • Divination plaques of wood, Mashona, Southern Zimbabwe.
  • Burial scene prepresented in rock-painting, Zimbabwe.
  • Divination plaques of wood, Mashona, Southern Zimbabwe.
  • Zimbabwe: the Batoka Gorge. Photograph by Prof. Davis, 1905.
  • Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls. Photograph by Prof. W.B. Scott, 1905.
  • Zimbabwe: a fortune-teller 'reading' some bones. Photograph, ca. 1905.
  • Zimbabwe: a fortune-teller 'reading' some bones. Photograph, ca. 1905.
  • A yellow map of Zimbabwe with a message about acting, caring and supporting those infected and affected by AIDS; an advertisement by the Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Zimbabwe: a bridge from the river beneath. Photograph by Sir William Crookes, 1905.
  • Umtali, Zimbabwe: two African boys stirring a cooking pot. Photograph by J. Lomas, 1905.
  • The black and white figures of a couple hugging within a border decorated with the national colours of Zimbabwe; advertising safe-sex in AIDS prevention. Colour lithograph by J. Shepherd for the AIDS Counselling Trust (ACT) of Zimbabwe, 1991.
  • Zimbabwe: members of the British Association viewing ancient ruins at Umtali. Photograph by Sir William Crookes, 1905.
  • Zimbabwe: people and a flag-covered train at the opening of Victoria Bridge. Photograph by J. Lomas, 1905.
  • Zimbabwe: a member of the British Association sitting in a palm ravine. Photograph by Hon. Geoffrey L. Parsons, 1905.
  • Zimbabwe: an African man standing in front of a hut, in a village near Umtali. Photograph by Sir William Crookes, 1905.
  • Second Matabele War, Zimbabwe: British soldiers climbing down to fetch water from the bottom of a pit. Halftone by André & Sleigh Ld after C.E. Fripp, 1896.
  • A message about community commitment towards condoms and safe sex to prevent AIDS; an advertisement by the National AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe. Colour lithograph by Visual Graphics, ca. 1995.
  • A message about how AIDS is not spread including illustrations of a woman with a mosquito bite to a person coughing and sneezing; an AIDS prevention advertisement from Zimbabwe. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Second Matabele War, Zimbabwe: in the aftermath of an explosion in Bulawayo, the injured are cared for in the street. Halftone by Hentschel after C.J. Staniland after C. E. Fripp, 1896.
  • Two people tending a man sick with AIDS as a woman stirs a pot on a stove to the right; an advertisement for compassionate care for those families affected by AIDS by the Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Two people tending a man sick with AIDS as a woman stirs a pot on a stove to the right; an advertisement for compassionate care for those families affected by AIDS by the Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe (Shona version). Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A man with hearts around his head undresses in preparation for getting in to bed with his partner who stares at his extended stomach; a safe-sex advertisement for condoms to prevent AIDS by the AIDS Counselling Trust (ACT) in Zimbabwe. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • Gloriosa superba L. Colchicaceae Gloriosa lily. Gloriosa rothschildiana is now a synonym. Climbing plant. Distribution: Southern Africa to Asia. National flower of Zimbabwe, state flower of Tamil Nadu. Contains colchicine which is poisonous, teratogenic and used for treating gout, Familial Mediterranean fever and Behcet's disease. Its toxicity limits its use as a anti-cancer agent. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Gloriosa superba L. Colchicaceae Gloriosa lily. Gloriosa rothschildiana is now a synonym. Climbing plant. Distribution: Southern Africa to Asia. National flower of Zimbabwe, state flower of Tamil Nadu. Contains colchicine which is poisonous, teratogenic and used for treating gout, Familial Mediterranean fever and Behcet's disease. Its toxicity limits its use as a anti-cancer agent. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Extract from a letter received from Mr. Frank Dickinson, Inyagura Farm, Rusapi, Southern Rhodesia : (late of Leazey Bridge Farm, Wheathampstead) : 18th September, 1923...
  • Community-based AIDS prevention and care in Africa : building on local initiatives.
  • Community-based AIDS prevention and care in Africa : building on local initiatives.