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photographic print
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Object type
Museum number
Af,A48.63
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Description
Group of European adult females and males standing inside an open warehouse [?]. Street lamp at r. Corrugated iron shelter in background. Females and males wearing American dress. One female carrying an umbrella. Medium: Gelatin silver print.
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Ethnic name
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Date
- 1895-1915
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Production place
- Made in: Africa (west)
- (Africa)
- Made in: Africa (west)
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Length: 8.07 centimetres
- Width: 11 centimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
annotationInscription Content
Original Number: "5872C" [manuscript note on back of print].
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Curator's comments
Cataloguer's comment: One of a group of photographs. See also Af,A48.62, Af,A48.67, Af,A48.177, Af,A50.30. Prior to being stored in albums Af,A48, Af,A49 and Af,A50, the loose photographs and postcards donated by Lady Menendez were kept in boxes and envelopes. Circumstances: [MEN-] PIC DOC 12. Im Coll: Af,A48.65;Af,A48.66 Duplicate original photographic prints. British Museum Department of Ethnography reference number.
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Location
Not on display
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Subjects
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1970-1983
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Acquisition notes
Copyright: British Museum (?).
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Department
Africa, Oceania & the Americas
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Registration number
Af,A48.63
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