Sudan, Circa 1910

Record Group — Group: 46, Album: 2

Identifier: 46-2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A unique record of a hunting trip along the Nile, possibly of German origin. Contains some unusual images of natives and big game hunting, including a view of hunting trophies (elephant feet and antlers) stacked up on the deck of a ship. Note that many of the animals depicted have been identified as closely as possible by the encoder, but some remain unidentifiable.

Dates

Circa 1910

Creator

From the Collection: Winterton, Humphrey (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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

Extent

1 album (1 album, 88 p., 25 x 32 cm.) : Oblong quarto (25 x 32 cm.), containing 299 silver prints, mostly 9 x 15 cm., approximately four mounted to a page, none captioned; many a little faded; original green cloth boards, rebacked; edges of boards worn.