Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Girls' class photograph, Lagos
[between 1877-1895]
Africa; Lagos (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.
Group portrait of girls and teachers at Mrs. Beckley's school in Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. A large rectangular cloth has been laid on the ground upon which the class is seated. On either side of the group is a girl sitting atop a bicycle. Accompanying inscription reads, "Misses Beckley's school Girls Lagos." Photographer unknown.
- Collection
- West African photographs
- Catalog date
- [between 1877-1895]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)
- Recorded subjects
- Portaits, group
- Format and extent
- 1 Print (albumen., b&w, 14 x 20 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170034
Collection: West African photographs