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Title
Mission Band, Lower River, Malawi, ca.1888-1929
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1888/1929
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
"Mission Band, Lower River". View of the mission band marching across a football pitch as spectators watch in the background. The band consists mainly of a brass section with the bass drum at the front. A man in a white suit marches at on side while conducting the band and he also carries a snare drum. The photograph is part of a series of photographs taken during an evangelical service and celebration on the Lower River. ❧ 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, 13.8 x 8.8 cm.
Identifier
impa-a-nls-75640894-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78684
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75640894-1.jpg
Subject
Bands (ensembles)
Ceremonies
Musical instruments
Time Period
circa 1888/1929
Place
Africa
Malawi
Source
Acc.7548/F/4 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75640892 [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
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