Sisal estate Government Plantations, Kampala, 1906 - 1911
Scope and Contents
153 x 104 mm. Showing a Ugandan worker digging an irrigation ditch in a field of young sisal plants in Kampala. Introduced into German East Africa around 1893, the plant thrived in Kenya but little successful commercial exploitation was achieved in Uganda.
Dates
- Creation: 1906 - 1911
Creator
- From the Fonds: Great Britain. Colonial Office. Visual Instruction Committee (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Phototgrapher unknown
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
Existence and Location of Copies
CN 155.
General
GD.
Originator(s)
Unknown
Finding aid date
2002-11-04 09:21:34+00:00
Repository Details
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