cover image: Group building a hut, Nigeria, ca.1920-1940

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Group building a hut, Nigeria, ca.1920-1940

"House building. West Africa." Photograph of a man and a group of women and children constructing a circular hut made of wooden poles. A group of women are sitting by the side of the structure, an older woman and small child stand on the opposite side. Approximately five children and a woman are standing outside the hut. Large trees are seen in the background. The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Copyright. The C.M.S. Bookshop, Lagos." The back also has a printed caption: "This is a real photograph. Printed in England." (Church Missionary Society)
housing construction indigenous populations rural areas general views

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m13792
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Nigeria
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
impa-m13792 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-016-0000-0056
Rights
Divinity.Library@yale.edu Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/6da9a026c8853582e6588a1ab7f19279

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