German East Africa, Envelope 2
Scope and Contents
Folio (43 x 34 cm.), containing 92 albumen prints (13 large images: 26 x 21 cm, 79 smaller images of various dimensions), all laid in card, many with German captions printed from the negatives, together with a card box containing a number of visiting cards and letters, and a framed, circular silver print (10 cm. in diameter).
Dates
- 1860-1960
- Majority of material found within 1880-1920
Creator
- From the Record Group: Prencke, Paul (Person)
Language of Materials
German
Conditions Governing Access
To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.
Extent
From the Record Group: 1 album (1 album and two envelopes, one containing calling cards, the other 7 handwritten letters.) : Folio (43 x 34 cm.), containing 92 albumen prints, in contemporary black morocco portfolio, flaps and ties, with ‘Erinnerung an Deutsch-Ost Afrika, 1890-1892’ blocked in gilt on the upper cover; spine repaired, photographs housed in recent custom-made cloth box inside the portfolio.
Abstract
A small box of contemporary military visiting cards.
Physical Description
Envelope containing 7 calling cards
Physical Description
Envelope containing 7 calling cards, mostly military.
General
Title supplied by cataloger.
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