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[Maize crop], 1940 - 1949

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/337

Scope and Contents

Showing a European agricultural officer standing in a field of under-nourished maize plants, the result of a lack of proper manuring. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'This is the kind of crop which is all to[o] common in the native reserves. Nothing is being done to restore the fertility of the soil'.

Dates

  • 1940 - 1949

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition, slight marking.

Former / Other Reference

K.10470

General

SG.

Date information

DateText: Dated '1940s' in the original typescript catalogue..

Finding aid date

2003-11-13 14:52:56+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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