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Chief Ogbe Yonwuren, wives, and children, Warri

1896

Warri (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.

Original caption reads "Lady Egba and Chief [unintelligible] and attendants, Warri." Image appears in Helen Anderson's "Revealing Relationships: Colonial Photograph Albums of the Niger Delta at the British Museum: A Case Study" printed in African Arts, Winter 2021, Vol. 54, No.4, page 14. The published caption reads "Chief Ogbe Yonwuren, wives, and children, Warri 1896.".

Collection
Nigeria photograph album
Catalog date
1896
Recorded places
Warri (Nigeria)
Cataloged creator or photographer
Green, J. A. (Jonathan Adagogo), 1873-1905
Format and extent
1 Photographic print (B/W)
About this record

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 ↗

Source collection ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.2000-003, Item EEPA 2000-003-0053

Collection: Nigeria photograph album

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