Young men loading debris into wheelbarrows
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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
Looking east from one of the triangular fenced areas south of the Supreme Court building in Tinubu Square. The two-story building at the left (with the sign "Ojobaro Brothers") 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. Other signs in the background are "Ovaltine" and "The Nigerian Medicine Stores Ltd." (this building still existed in 2016)
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