Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Wedding, 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 a wedding party, Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. The bride and groom are seated. The women, dressed in white, are either standing immediately to the rear of the pair or are seated to the sides of the couple. The men, dressed in black coats, are behind the women and are mostly standing. Accompanying inscription reads, "Wedding at Lagos." Photographer unknown.
- Collection
- West African photographs
- Catalog date
- [between 1877-1895]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)
- Format and extent
- 1 Print (albumen, b&w, 15 x 20 cm.)
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170033
Collection: West African photographs