cover image: Bridge of tie-tie (raffia) over river Imo, Nigeria, ca. 1924

Bridge of tie-tie (raffia) over river Imo, Nigeria, ca. 1924

Black and white photograph showing a boat on the river Imo in southeast Nigeria. A raffia foot-bridge can be seen in the background. The photograph has been taken from a boat, and a Nigerian man can be seen in the foreground propelling the boat with a pole. Another man bends over on the back of the boat. This photograph was pasted into one of a series of exercise book albums created by Emily Godfrey, Matron of the Ama Achara Methodist Hospital run by the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society.
bridges inland water transport rivers boats and boating general views

Authors

Emily Godfrey

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-77831
Date published
1919/1929
Dates
1919/1929
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Place Discussed
Abia Africa Nigeria rivers: Imo River
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
IMP-CSCNWW20-1-2-9.tif
Rights
Centre for the Study of World Christianity Contact the repository for details. The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom divinity-CSWC@ed.ac.uk http://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/collections/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/3f3f76bfa05046513b30453f2a1aa288

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