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Aerial view of Lagos Island and harbor, looking southwest from over Tinubu Square

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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

Related Materials

8N:39:b:1

General

Location: Nigeria

The Customs Wharf area is at the left, with the H.M.S. Nigeria and another ship at dock. The Marina runs diagonally from the lower left edge (the Leventis store under construction, Elder-Dempster and the Compagnie française d'Afrique occidentale can all be identified). Broad Street runs from the lower edge near the right corner into the center of the image: the twin towers of Arch Cathedral Bethe are visible on the left (south) side of Broad; further along on the right (north) side of the street are St. Paul's Church Breadfruit and a branch of the Société commerciale de l'Ouest Africain). Ijora lies on the far side of the harbor

Originally contained in an envelope (9N:30:t/DW_03629) with the caption "Airport photos + Lagos + Kurama Waters from the air"

Item categories: Views from above; City views

Library Details

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

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