Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
European Trader
[ca. 1897]
Africa; Niger Coast Protectorate -- 1893-1899; Nigeria -- History -- 1851-1899; Nigeria
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Original caption reads: "European trader purchasing palm oil; Warri, Benin." A European, trying to purchase palm oil, is surrounded by several local merchants.
- Collection
- W. H. Himbury photographs
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1897]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Niger Coast Protectorate -- 1893-1899; Nigeria -- History -- 1851-1899; Nigeria
- Recorded subjects
- Marketplaces
- Format and extent
- 1 Photographic print (albumen., b&w, 14 x 21 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-024, Item EEPA 1995-240053
Collection: W. H. Himbury photographs