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Lagos Race Committee

[1897]

Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)

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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.

The thirty-five members of the Committee pose for a picture around a podium decorated in what appears to be the colors and design of the British flag. At least twelve members of the Committee are Africans while the remainding twenty-three are Europeans.

Collection
W. H. Himbury photographs
Catalog date
[1897]
Recorded places
Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)
Format and extent
1 Photographic print (albumen., b&w, 14.9 x 20.2 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: EEPA.1995-024, Item EEPA 1995-240003

Collection: W. H. Himbury photographs

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