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2012.20.75

People trading on the shore of a river, probably the Benue.

2012.20.75

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Collection type: Photograph
Description: People trading on the shore of a river, probably the Benue.
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Person: Photographer Cecil Hayward; PRM source Alistair Graham Kerr
Date / Period: Date of photograph: Circa 1914
Acquisition information: Donated: 27/02/2012
Photographic process: Print albumen paper
Dimensions: Length x Width 175 x 223 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2012.20.75

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