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Customer and attendant in an upper level of the C.M.S. bookshop on the northwest corner of Broad and Odunlami Streets, Lagos

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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

  • 35N:45:b:1, 35N:45:b:2
  • 32N:30:t:1 shows the outside of this building
  • G:4 is visible in the background
  • General

    Location: Nigeria

    The C.M.S. bookshop on the southeast corner of Broad and Odunlami Streets (the building still [2017] exists) is visible out the window at left

    The customer is holding a copy of The standard comic reciter

    Item category: Markets, shops, displays of goods

    Library Details

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

    Contact:
    Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
    1970 Campus Drive
    Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
    847-467-3084