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Mabira Forest, Uganda, 1903 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/75

Scope and Contents

153 x 111 mm. A view showing a forest area cleared of undergrowth preparatory to sowing Funtumia Elastica seeds. An unidentified European stands in the foreground. Photograph by E. Brown.

Dates

  • Creation: 1903 - 1910

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

E. Brown was Assistant Manager of the Mabira Forest Rubber Company between circa 1905-1910. No further information is available.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Bibliography

This appears as Figure 47 in: Christy, Cuthbert (1911). The African rubber industry and Funtumia elastica ('kickxia'), London: J. Bale, Sons and Danielsson, facing p.101.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Brown, E, fl c 1905-1910

Finding aid date

2004-01-13 09:22:21+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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