Colonial expedition

Colonial expedition
102 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.4.11.16


Accession Number:
1998.204.11.16
Description:
A baggage train making its way along the bank of a river, probably in southern Sudan. In the foreground a Sudanese soldier stands next to his mule, his rifle across his shoulder.
Photographer:
?Charles Kingsley Meek
Date of Photo:
1928 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] ?Upper Nile
Notes:
Only one location is identified in Meek's southern Sudan photographs, on the reverse of 1998.204.11.1 which notes: 'The frail craft I used to cross a khor (river) between Nasser and Gargwang, in December. This khor is now practically dry.' [CM 2/8/2005]
PRM Source:
Unknown
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
Charles Kingsley Meek Collection
Class:
Expedition , Colonial , Topography , Weapon
Keyword:
Firearm , Rivers & Streams
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Recorder:
Elizabeth Edwards 4/1/2000 Christopher Morton 12/8/2005 [Sudan Project]
Related Collections:
1998.204.5
 
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