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Photographic print

 Item — Box: 1P, Folder: 97
Identifier: DW_11385

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection consists chiefly of photographic prints and slides documenting early 20th century Nigeria.

Dates

  • 1930 - 1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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

Extent

From the Collection: 96 Boxes

From the Collection: 4 trunks

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

93 x 203 on 165 x 215

General

Inscribed: in black pencil: "Nigeria"; typed label with text: "Dairy herds on the Veterinary Stock Farm at Vom, Northern Nigeria. The northern cattle are much larger than the small, tsetse fly immune cattle of the south. Many of the northern cattle have humps and very large horns. Around Jos and Vom are vast stretches of high open grass country that yields good grazing for animals"; in black pencil: "1079"; in ink: "(1)"; instructions for reproducing the image

Library Details

Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository

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