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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

59. ; African women come to collect water from a well in the Sebunge area.

 Item — Photograph 17: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 17
Scope and Contents

The logs of wood round the well are to protect it from wild animals. ; Photograph by RONALD D.K. HADDEN ; COPYRIGHT ; Federal Information Department ; P.O. Box 140, Causeway, ; Southern Rhodesia. ; Negative No. 59 ; 17 ; SR-17--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Southern Rhodesia

A Mawai woman from the Southern Province.

 Item — Photograph 31: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 31
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document] ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 1285/77 ; NOT TO BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION ; 31 ; TA-31 -- Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

[African women and children walking in a line.  First four women are balancing metal containers on their heads, two additional women are balancing different types of containers on their heads.  A dog is walking alongside them.]

 Item — Photograph 11: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 11
Scope and Contents

Title supplied by cataloger, no information provided on image to transcribe. ; 11 ; Issued by the State Information Service Office ; Union of South Africa ; Uitgereik Deur Die Staatsinligtingskantoor ; Unie Van Suid-Afrika ; Photo/Foto D.R 200. ; SA-70--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / South Africa / Ndebele in Transvaal

[African women pouring water from a well into large bowls.]

 Item — Photograph 10: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 10
Scope and Contents

Title supplied by cataloger, no information provided on image to transcribe. ; 10 ; IC-69 -- Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Ivory Coast / Peoples and Masks

[Four African women balancing containers on their head, one wearing a blanket.]

 Item — Photograph 6: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 6
Scope and Contents

Title supplied by cataloger, no information provided on image to transcribe. ; Issued by the State Information Service Office ; Union of South Africa ; Uitgereik Deur Die Staatsinligtingskantoor ; Unie Van Suid-Afrika ; Photo/Foto DR. 518 ; 6 ; SA-65--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / South Africa / Ndebele in Transvaal

Niamey, Niger - Porteuse d'eau

 Item — Photograph 5: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 5
Scope and Contents

Naimy. (Niger) - ; Porteuse d'eau ; 5 ; NF-5--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Niger (French)

Pilage du manio faur frefancaticon de l' Atieké plat Africain [most of title illegible.]

 Item — Photograph 22: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 22
Scope and Contents

2282 ; 22 ; IC-81--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Ivory Coast / Peoples and Masks

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle. Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone. Picture shows - A warrior in the making - Drinks the warm blood.

 Item — Photograph 3: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 3
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document]. ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4869/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; 3 ; TA-3 -- Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle.  Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone.  Picture shows - The arrow is blocked so that only an incision of about a quarter of an inch can be made.

 Item — Photograph 5: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 5
Scope and Contents

[Title provided by captions document]. ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4866/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; 5 ; TA-5--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

The Masai people live to a great extent on the blood they draw from their cattle.  Sometimes it is drunk with milk sometimes alone. Picture shows - The blood is drawn into a gourd.

 Item — Photograph 4: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 4
Scope and Contents

[Title supplied by captions document]. ; PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ; TANGANYIKA OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH ; No. T.P. 4868/211-C ; Not to be published without written permission ; TA-4--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Tanganyika

Transkei Xhosa

 Item — Photograph 15: Series Series 3
Identifier: Photograph 15
Scope and Contents

15 ; SA-85--Verso

Dates: ca. 1935-1977
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / South Africa / Transkei, Zwelitsha, Xhosa, Zulu