Paddle-steamer on the Nile in Mandari
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.97.387.2 - Print gelatin silver , (81 x 81 mm)
1998.97.387.2 - Print gelatin silver , (81 x 81 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.11.2
Accession Number:
1998.97.387.1
Description:
A view of a paddle-steamer on the Nile from the bank.
Paddle-steamers, such as the Kereri on which Wilfred Thesiger was based in western Nuerland, often served as mobile district headquarters for colonial officials from the 1930s, and provided essential transport for local populations to some services such as medical treatment.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Transport , Topography
Keyword:
Boat Ferry , Rivers & Streams
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/3/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
