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Uganda Railway, Circa 1900

 Item — Envelope: 50
Identifier: 50

Scope and Contents

1 panoramic silver print, folded, of a section of the Uganda Railway under construction. "W.D. Young, Mombasa" is stamped on the front and "Panorama of a "reverse" - U.R." is handwritten on the back.

Dates

  • Circa 1900

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Extent

1 photograph (1 silver print in two sections, 14.5 x 40 cm., folding.)

Abstract

Panorama of a section of the Uganda Railway under construction, circa 1900. The photograph depicts a curved section of railway with an African man standing beside the tracks.

Library Details

Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository

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