View of a considerable number of men, including porters and auxiliaries, preparing to leave on reconnaissance for a source of fresh water, captioned in black ink below the print 'Water party'.

Collection type: Photograph
Description: View of a considerable number of men, including porters and auxiliaries, preparing to leave on reconnaissance for a source of fresh water, captioned in black ink below the print 'Water party'.
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: 19/02/1897, uncertain
Acquisition information: Donated: 13/09/2019
Photographic process: Print gelatin silver
Dimensions: Height x Width 70 x 102 mm, Height x Width 190 x 240 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2019.32.2.57
Research and responses: This photograph was likely taken on 19 February 1897: 'A reconnaissance in force was made this morning to find the river which supplies Benin [City] with water. [...] We found a small river, about 2 miles off, with excellent water & have now an abundant supply.' (Source: Pitt Rivers Museum, 2019.32.2, page 59, diary entry of 19 February 1897.)