Man standing on the shore of the Lagos harbor channel, turning towards the camera as he waves to passing ocean liner; canoe tied up at the shore, 1945-10-21
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No requestable containers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists chiefly of photographic prints and slides documenting early 20th century Nigeria.
Dates
- 1945-10-21
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
The "Empire Ken" was built for the Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie in 1928 as the Ubena. It was siezed by Great Britain in 1945 and renamed; scrapped in 1957.
Item category: Ships
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