Sudan & Uganda, 1920s and 1930s

Record Group — Carton: 49

Identifier: 49

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

4 albums, small oblong quartos, containing a total of 171 photographs of various dimensions, many 9 x 15 cm., some captioned; 2 contemporary patterned cloth albums, 1 snakeskin-effect album and 1 mottled paper covered album.

The first two volumes include portraits of indigenous people, photographed to show their clothing, hairstyles, or other ornamentation. The third album also shows many indigenous people, tentatively identified as Karamojong or Didinga. It also shows various buildings built with brick walls and thatched roofs which may have been military quarters. The fourth album includes many photographs of Capt. G.R. King and his cohorts, an overland trip during the rainy season, and African civilians and soldiers.

Dates

1920s and 1930s

Creator

King, G. R. (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.

Biographical Notes

Captain King was attached to the 4th (Uganda) Battalion of the King’s African Rifles from the Leicestershire Regiment.

Extent

4 albums

Additional Description

Abstract

These photograph albums provide an excellent record of native life in the 1920s and 1930s, and include some remarkably poignant portraits. Although many of the images are small in dimension, they are extremely fine in quality.