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Consolute General [photograph] : Old Calabar, Arrival of Lady Mac

1895

Africa; Nigeria -- History -- 1851-1899; Oil Rivers Protectorate -- 1885-1893; Niger Coast Protectorate -- 1893-1899

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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.

Right front view of the Consulate General, Old Calabar, Niger Coast Protectorate (Oil Rivers), 1891, during the arrival of Lady Macdonald at the residence, January 1895. Accompanying caption reads, "Consulate General Old Calabar, Arrival Lady Mac January 1895.

Collection
Macdonald Calabar photographs
Catalog date
1895
Recorded places
Africa; Nigeria -- History -- 1851-1899; Oil Rivers Protectorate -- 1885-1893; Niger Coast Protectorate -- 1893-1899
Cataloged creator or photographer
MacDonald, Claude Maxwell, Sir, 1852-1915
Format and extent
1 Print (b&w, 14 x 19.5 cm.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1996-019_ref508

Collection: Macdonald Calabar photographs

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