Photographic print

Item — Box: 43P, Folder: 88

Identifier: DW_15910

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Dates

1930 - 1972

Creator

From the File: 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

Additional Description

Physical Description

148 x 199

General

Inscribed: in ink: "(5)"; in ink: "Fern"; in black pencil: "h409"; in black pencil: "(C)"; typed label with text: "5. A well grown fern useful for house decoration. Ferns are worth growing for the beauty of their foliage. This plant has been grown in a native-made pot filled with the figre dug out of the inside of an old, well rotted palm tree that had fallen in the bush. Old, male flowers of the palm tree also make excellent material for the growth of ferns. Ferns in pots if grown under shelter, usually require watering twice a day. They should nevber be allowed to get dry. Old dead leaves should be removed"; instructions for reproducing the image