Jetty at Sesse Island. People meeting the Commissioner of sleeping sickness, May 1909, 1909-05
Scope and Contents
107 x 77 mm. Showing a group of Ugandans crowded on the small wooden jetty at Sesse Island. The Sesse Islands, in north west Lake Victoria, was one of the areas most heavily attacked by sleeping sickness, but the inhabitants for some time resisted Sir Henry Hesketh Bell's attempts at evacuation.
Dates
- Creation: 1909-05
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
Photographer unknown
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
General
GD.
Originator(s)
Unknown
Finding aid date
2002-11-06 09:57:45+00:00
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