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NIGERIA 6. Southern Nigeria Anthropological Survey; photographs by Northcote Whitridge...
Catalogue reference: CO 1069/60
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This record is about the NIGERIA 6. Southern Nigeria Anthropological Survey; photographs by Northcote Whitridge... dating from 1909-1913 in the series Colonial Office and successors: Photographic Collection. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 1069/60
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1909-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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NIGERIA 6. Southern Nigeria Anthropological Survey; photographs by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, Government Anthropologist, 1910-1914.
3,148 photographs of Nigerian people, communities and activities.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The photographs are arranged in to 8 volumes.
Volumes 1 to 4 are photographs taken during Thomas' first anthropological tour.
Volumes 5 to 8 are photographs taken during Thomas' second and third anthropological tours.
The volumes are believed to have been compiled on Thomas' return to Britain. The arrangement of the photographs is themeatic but there is no comprehensive listing of photographs and few annotations.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- photographs and volumes
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Some photographs may remain in copyright
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- International
- Africa
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Library: Photograph Collection Catalogue: Nigeria 6
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11373192/
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CO 1069
Colonial Office and successors: Photographic Collection
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