A large ivory tusk weighing over 200 lbs, from Kilimanjoro S.E. Africa
Scope and Contents
Contains numerous silver prints (all captioned), autographs, press clippings, watercolors, postcards and maps. Several pages include what appear to be clippings of signatures from letters, including one of Hesketh Bell, the governor of Uganda. Note that although the photographs are all captioned, the captions are not listed in the original inventory of the Winterton Collection.
Dates
- 1907-1908
Creator
- A. C. Gomes & Son (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
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, 95 p., 24 x 33 cm.) : Contemporary vellum-covered boards (the binding may well be from one of the animals shot on safari), hinged flaps, hide ties.
Physical Description
Postcard 2
Repository 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