African women riding the train
Scope and Contents
Small oblong quarto (23 x 32 cm), containing numerous snapshots of the building of the railway, generally four photographs to a page, all uncaptioned; contemporary green cloth covers.
Dates
- Circa 1905-1907
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.
Extent
From the Record Group: 1 album (1 album, 49 p., 22 x 32 cm.)
Physical Description
Photograph 2
General
Description from inventory: "...a group of African women riding in an open wagon on what must have been one of the first trains over the stretch."
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