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Title
Making a Grain Store, Malawi, ca.1900-1929
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900/1923
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK
The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
manuscripts@nls.uk
Description
"To illustrate From the Outposts (Nyasaland) [Malawi] (2) Making a grain store - Reproduce about half size". Exterior view showing two native men weaving a large basket like container, which, at the time of the photograph, reaches the shoulders of the men working on it. Both men wear long skirts each with a knife tucked into the waistband. Osier or wattling material lies about the ground as do two short handle shovels. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints, 11 x 15.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-a-nls-75640909-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78689
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75640909-1.jpg
Subject
Agriculture
Grain (seed)
Storage facilities
Time Period
circa 1900/1923
Place
Africa
Malawi
Source
Acc.7548/F/4 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75640907 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from Scottish Missions, the National Library of Scotland
Photographs from various mission fields collected by Dr. Stevenson
image/tiff

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