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 · 1950 English

"The fine, hand-woven nets are dropped in a wide circle by the boatmen," A fisherman casting his nets near Lagos, Nigeria. This photograph comes from an album that recounts Eldred …


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

"and other dense growth-" Another view of property offered by villagers from Use Ndon to missionaries from Churches of Christ for the purpose of constructing a mission. This photograph comes …


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

Youth club of the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society) in Libreville, Gabon.


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

"The Church of Scotland once started a building on the property but failed to count the cost. They have given up any claim to the land." Ruins of a mission …


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

"the Marina, Lagos' main street which follows the edge of the Lagoon for several miles, and passes the police station," A view of Marina Street in Lagos, Nigeria. This photograph …


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

Buildings of the boys'school of the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society) in Ngomo. The Ogooue river is in the background.


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

"These palm mid-ribs are also used for sheeting the thatch roof. They are 15 to 20 ft. long." Palm trees used for various purposes in the lives of the people …


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

"On the other side it looks down a yam-covered slope toward a hill of coconut palms." Another view of a piece of property offered to American missionaries from Churches of …


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

"Boyd's muscles became cramped from baptizing in the shallow water." Boyd Reese, American missionary from Churches of Christ, baptizes a baptismal candidate. This photograph comes from an album that recounts …


USC: University of Southern California · 1950 English

"When the tide is out, Lagos is surrounded by a sea of mud." A picture of Lagos, Nigeria at low tide. This photograph comes from an album that recounts Eldred …