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Address to Chiefs, Kano, 1910-02 - 1910-03

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/138

Scope and Contents

125 x 83 mm. Showing Bell addressing a seated group of Chiefs at Kano. The photograph is undated but was probably taken during Bell's visit to Kano in February/March 1910. In Bell (1910), March 3, he describes his reception by a 'Guard of Honour of a half-company of the Mounted Infantry' and the Durbar held in which 'the Emirs of Kano, Katsena, and other minor ones ... all came up, and sat on the ground on carpets, in a semi-circle, around me and my officers, and I made a speech to them'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-02 - 1910-03

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.

Related Materials

Y3011D/136 was taken during the same visit. See also Y3011G/55.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2003-06-02 11:30:00+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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