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Aerial view of Al-Fashir: urban area, with airport runway

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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

  • The airport runway at the top of the image matches that in 12N:20:t:2
  • The right side of the image nearly matches the left side of 12N:20:t:3

    • General

    Location: Sudan

    Related to the article "In the path of the pilgrims: Lagos to Khartoum by air" (Nigeria 40(1953): 350-372)

    Originally contained in an envelope (12N:24:t/DW_04398) with the caption "Policeman, El Fashir. After taking off El [Fashir]. Wheel. House interior. Flowers in bowl. [Flowers] in garden"

    Item categories: Views from above; City views

    Library Details

    Library Details

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

    https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/herskovits-library/
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