Young men cutting weeds with machetes
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No requestable containers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists chiefly of photographic prints and slides documenting early 20th century Nigeria.
Dates
- 1930 - 1972
Creator
- Duckworth, E. H., 1894-1972 (Photographer, Person)
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
General
Location: Nigeria
This is in one of the triangular fenced areas near the Supreme Court building in Tinubu Square. The two-story building at the left with arched windows is the Casa do Fernandez (later the Olaiya House, still later the Ilojo Bar ; built 1855, demolished 2016), located where Alli Street meets the Square. Sign says "No entry except on court business"
Originally contained in an envelope (13N:29:t/DW_04682) with the caption "Volunteers of Lagos clean up. Printed"
Item category: Clean up Lagos campaigns
Library Details
Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository
Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-467-3084
africana@northwestern.edu