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Other No.s
264.2 [catalogue number in Blench and Alexander catalogue]; see also Inscription field
Location
W Africa; Nigeria; Western Nigeria; Edo; Benin City
Photographer
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge
Collection_Name
Northcote Thomas Collection
Date
circa 9 January 1909 - 16 April 1910
Format
Print Black & White
Description
On Negative Listing: "264.
Two Hausa [female symbol]." [Thomas' manuscript on RAI MS 467-1(1-900)]
In Blench and Alexander Catalogue for N. W. Thomas photograph collection: "264.2 location: Benin." [printed text]
Inscription
Label on drawer (C70/1/): "N. W. THOMAS WEST AFRICA BOXES 1-6 PRINTS 3-699" [manuscript in ink]
On paper label glued on box lid (C70/1/2/): "N. W. T. 200-299" [first manuscript in black ink]
"2" [second manuscript in blue pencil]
On lid of box (C70/1/2/): "[...] VELOX [...]" [text printed on box lid]; see also additional manuscript and printed text on the box.
On print reverse: "264.2 " [first manuscript in pencil]
"XIX" [second manuscript in pencil]
Printed with image: "264" [scratched into negative, printed in reverse in image]
Notes
This print was previously stored in a box in the first drawer of a container which has four drawers. The cataloguer has marked the container C70/, the first drawer C70/1/ and the box in which this print was kept C70/1/2/.