Album III, Circa 1905-1914
Scope and Contents
Oblong quarto (22 x 27 cm), containing numerous photographs (mainly matte silver) of railway construction and African life, mainly mounted two to a page, the majority uncaptioned; contemporary green cloth covers; joints splitting.
Dates
- Circa 1905-1914
Creator
- From the Collection: Winterton, Humphrey (Person)
Language of Materials
German
Conditions Governing Access
To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.
Historic Notes
Pages 1 & 2 depict various construction workers posing outside their living quarters. Page 3 has an image of the railway station at Mkatta. Page 5 records a train crash. Pages 25 & 27 provide superb images of a steam roller outside the premises of E. Souza Jun., Dias & Co., Dar es Salaam. The series concludes with a curious picture of a German man, with a young African woman apparently sitting on his lap, his arm round her shoulders. The final few pages contain captioned images of life in Togo.
Extent
1 album (1 album, 46 p., 22 x 27 cm.)
Abstract
Photographs of railway construction in German East Africa and African life in German East Africa and in Togo.
Library Details
Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository
Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-467-3084
africana@northwestern.edu