View of men clearing trees and undergrowth from the site intended for a new British residency, to be constructed with a defensive stockade, captioned in black ink below the print '[C]learing site for Residency'.

Collection type: Photograph
Description: View of men clearing trees and undergrowth from the site intended for a new British residency, to be constructed with a defensive stockade, captioned in black ink below the print '[C]learing site for Residency'.
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups: British
Person: Photographer Herbert Sutherland Walker; Expedition or compiler Herbert Sutherland Walker; Expedition or compiler 1897 Benin City "Punitive Expedition"; PRM source Mark Walker
Date / Period: Date of photograph: 26/02/1897 - 13/03/1897
Acquisition information: Donated: 13/09/2019
Photographic process: Print gelatin silver
Dimensions: Height x Width 71 x 103 mm, Height x Width 190 x 240 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2019.32.2.52
Research and responses: 'Have started clearing jungle round site of future residency, 3/4 mile distant, nearer the river. Strong defensive post, with stockade to be constructed. King's house & all surrounding will eventually be destroyed & no building allowed on same site.' (Source: Pitt Rivers Museum, 2019.32.2, pages 71, diary entry of 26 February 1897.)
'Continue work at residency. Stockade finished. A thing of beauty.' (Source: Pitt Rivers Museum, 2019.32.2, pages 85, diary entry of 13 March 1897.)

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