Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

University of Southern California

Selected items with African Origination


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USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Shendam prison" A large group of men is posed for the camera with guards on either side. A tall mud wall is in the background.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"The Market - Kano. Soup [or Soap?]!" Cans are stacked on a box and piled on the ground. There is a large wooden container labeled "Carbolic soap" that also has …


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"The Market - Kano. Policeman with whip" People are milling about in an open area, buying and selling wares. Flat-roofed mud buildings are in the background. A policeman holding a …


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

“Geoffrey.” Portrait of mother and new born baby. Geoffrey Christopher Irvine was born at the Chogoria mission in November 1923, the second son of Archibald Clive Irvine and Margaret Joyce …


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Fr. Schall. Fr. Burr" Two priests with beards and pith helmets sit and stand in a barren area of rocks.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Tame hyena with a black" A young native man has a hyena on a rope while another man looks on. A native village is in the background.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Half-tamed hyena" A man holds a hyena by a rope. The hyena is wearing a muzzle.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

There are Mr Parisot, Robert Becker, Rasaavololona vadini-Mialaivelo, Razafy vadin-Majao.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Herd of Fulani cattle with the owner" A robed man of the Fulani people stands in front of a large group of white cattle.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Interior of Church with altar rails. Ready for Christmas" The church has wooden benches and a wooden railing in front of the altar. Palm leaves decorate the walls