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Former house of Dr. Henry Carr at 7 Tinubu Square, Lagos: two-story building with metal roof and dormers, and classical portico

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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

Additional Description

Related Materials

  • 7N:23:t:2 shows the doorway in detail
  • The background of 13N:32:t:2 shows the building's location in Tinubu Square

    • General

    Location: Nigeria

    The house stood on Tinubu Square just to the south of the Methodist Church

    Originally contained in an envelope (7N:22:t/DW_03053) with the caption "Lagos pictures. Old Arch Elephant House. Tinubu. Henry Carr's house Tinubu. Car. E.H.D. Roof of palm. I"

    Item category: Building exteriors

    Library Details

    Library Details

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

    https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/herskovits-library/
    Contact:
    Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
    1970 Campus Drive
    Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
    847-467-3084