"Up-River Chiefs, Calabar", 19th century (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS2-037)

"Up-River Chiefs, Calabar", 19th century
Group picture of four village chiefs visiting Okoyong. The four chiefs, all men, are sitting on a wooden box in front of a clay wall. To the right of the men a black umbrella rests against the wall. Mary Slessor, the Scottish Missionary, lived in Okoyong (located in later day Nigeria) for many years.
Photographer: Unknown
Filename: imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS2-037.tif
Coverage date: circa 1880
Part of collection: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Type: images
Part of subcollection: Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh, U.K., ca.1900-ca.1940s
Repository name: Centre for the Study of World Christianity
Archival file: impaunpub_Volume7/1311.url
Repository address: The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom
Geographic subject (country): Nigeria
Format (aacr2): 1 lantern slide : 8 x 8 cm.
Geographic subject (continent): Africa
Rights: Contact the repository for details.
Part of series: Mary Slessor LS2
Repository email: [email protected]
Subject (lcsh Keyword): Village communities; Religion
Date created: circa 1880
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Subject (aat genre): group portraits
Format (aat): lantern slides
Legacy record ID: impa-m68181
Access conditions: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity/research/centres/world-christianity/collections-resources
File: GB 237 CSWC47/LS2/37