Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
King Overami [Ovonramwen]
ca. 1897
Africa; Benin (Nigeria); Africa -- Colonization
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.
Oba Ovonramwen on board the Ivy, a Niger Coast Protectorate steam yacht, on his way to exile in 1897. Original caption reads: King Overami of Benin, responsible for the Benin massacre. Prisoner on the govt. yacht, Ivy.".
- Collection
- W. H. Himbury photographs
- Catalog date
- ca. 1897
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin (Nigeria); Africa -- Colonization
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Green, J. A. (Jonathan Adagogo), 1873-1905
- Recorded subjects
- Kings and rulers; Exile
- Format and extent
- 1 Photographic print (albumen., b&w, 13.6 x 20.2 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 1995-240031
Collection: W. H. Himbury photographs