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People repairing the frame of a collapsed building, following a tornado in Lagos, 1948-05-21

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection consists chiefly of photographic prints and slides documenting early 20th century Nigeria.

Dates

  • 1948-05-21

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

General

Location: Nigeria

This image is related to the article "The great tornado, Lagos, 20th May, 1948" (by Duckworth) on pages 247-251 of issue 29 of Nigeria

Originally contained in an envelope (6N:46:t/DW_02914) with the caption "Cyclone at Lagos. Thurs. 20° May 1948. Photos taken 21-5-48"

Item category: Construction and demolition

Library Details

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

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