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Title
African soldiers, southern Africa, ca. 1880-1914
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1880/1914
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
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
Photograph of African soldiers. They wear loincloths, carry spears and look at the camera. On the right, African men wearing crowns. This photograph was exposed in Bern during the 1914 Swiss National Exhibition.
Photographie de soldats africains. Ils portent des pagnes, tiennent des lances et regardent en direction du photographe. Sur la droite, des hommes africains portant des couronnes. Cette photographie a été exposée à Berne dans le cadre de l'Exposition nationale de 1914.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
Identifier
impa-m66544 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv015-095-003
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m66544
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv015-095-003.jpg
Subject
Armed forces
Schweizerische Landesausstellung
Group portraits
Time Period
1880/1914
Place
Africa

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