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Roadside camp, Uganda, 1903, 1903

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/148

Scope and Contents

133 x 54 mm. A view showing one of Christy's campsites while on the march, with a row of tents erected beside the road. The photograph was taken on the Kampala-Hoima Road and shows Christy's tent in the foreground, then his assistant's and beyond, a cluster of tents for cook and porters.

Dates

  • Creation: 1903

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, slight overall fading.

Bibliography

This appears as Figure 6 in: Christy, Cuthbert (1924). Big game and Pygmies: experiences of a naturalist in Central African forests in quest of the Okapi, London: Macmillan, facing page 4.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932

Finding aid date

2004-01-14 16:59:46+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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