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Man wearing a sola topi, white shirt, shorts and knee socks pulling on a long root to help him climb an eroded hillside, in search of fossils

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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

W2:36 shows this man as part of a group climbing the same hillside

General

Location: Nigeria

Probably Edward H. Duckworth, and probably on the fossil-hunting expidition at the Ameki railway cutting that produced illustrations to the article "The age and origin of the earth" (Nigeria 18 (1939):139-143)

Item category: Occupations

Library Details

Library Details

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

https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/herskovits-library/
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