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Lorries like this one being loaded onto a ferry crossing the Niger are the backbone of the country's long-distance transport and travel to the remotest areas. (I.B. #104)

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African history · place not specified

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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.

Cataloged as “Lorries like this one being loaded onto a ferry crossing the Niger are the backbone of the country's long-distance transport and travel to the remotest areas. (I.B. #104)” (Photographs [32056000110167]).

Collection
William Ian Brinkworth collection
Archival grouping
William Ian Brinkworth collection / Series 1: Black and White Photographs / Daily Life
Cataloged creator or photographer
Brinkworth, William Ian
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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 reference: EEPA.2008-009, Item EEPA.2008-009-0158

Collection: William Ian Brinkworth collection

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