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Men working at desks in the Cable Office, 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

Additional Description

Related Materials

The workstation at extreme left may be that shown in 7N:6:b; the leftmost workstation on the far side may be that shown in 7N:8:b. This image is nearly identical to 7N:57:t

General

Location: Nigeria

Related to the article "What happens when you send a cable," Nigeria issue 27, pages 4-12

Originally contained in an envelope (7N:4:t/DW_03017) with the caption "Cable & wireless. Used in Ludin (?)"

Item category: Office and laboratory work

Library Details

Library Details

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

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