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Aerial view of Lagos harbor, looking southeast: Badagri Creek and Light House Creek in the foreground, the entrance to the harbor (with the west mole) in the distance; three ships in the channel

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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

9N:34:b:2

General

Location: Nigeria

Badagri Creek forms a curve at the bottom of the image, with Light House Creek just above it. On the other side of the main channel is the east mole, and part of Victoria Island

Originally contained in an envelope (28N:74:t/DW_07680) with the caption "Air views about Lagos. Poor quality. Some printed for lantern lecture"

Item categories: Views from above; Harbor facilities

Library Details

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

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