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Superintendent and Staff of Lagos Cable Station

[18--]

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.

Group portrait of the Superintendent and staff of the Lagos Cable station. The British flag appears drapped over the chairs upon which the three European men, of the ten total, are seated.

Collection
W. H. Himbury photographs
Catalog date
[18--]
Recorded places
Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)
Format and extent
1 Photographic print (albumen., b&w, 15.1 x 20.5 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: EEPA.1995-024, Item EEPA 1995-240007

Collection: W. H. Himbury photographs

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