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A photograph showing a river steamer on the Niger River with a man on the bank.

River Steamer on the Niger River

A photograph depicting a small, low-profile motorized river steamer, possibly a mission boat, navigating a wide, calm body of water. The vessel features a central vertical smokestack, a light-colored cabin toward the bow, and a thin vertical mast. In the …

Image Historical Events • circa 1890 - 1910 • William Henry Crosse
A photograph of seven European men and one African man in uniform outside canvas tents.

European Men and African Man at a Royal Niger Company Encampment

A photograph depicting a group of eight men at a temporary encampment. Seven light-skinned men are positioned standing and seated, wearing utilitarian warm-weather attire including pith helmets, boater hats, and white tunics. A dark-skinned man in a light-colored jacket and …

Image Personality Profiles • circa 1890 - 1910 • William Henry Crosse
A photograph showing a group of people in simple clothing seated and standing before a masonry wall and building with a forested hill in the background.

Group Portrait at a Royal Niger Company Station

A photograph depicting a group of individuals positioned in front of a long, single-story rectangular building and a high masonry perimeter wall. Several subjects wearing light-colored, simple garments are seated or crouching on the unpaved foreground, while others stand near …

Image Portraits • circa 1890 - 1910 • William Henry Crosse
A photograph showing a person standing in front of a corrugated metal building surrounded by dense vegetation.

Corrugated Metal Building and Individual along the Niger River

A photograph depicting a single-story, elongated rectangular building constructed from corrugated metal sheeting on both the walls and the roof. The structure features ornamental metal cresting along the roof ridge and one visible rectangular window. A single human figure wearing …

Image Architecture • circa 1890 - 1910 • William Henry Crosse
African priest and choir boys at a Christian altar in a corrugated iron church.

African Priest and Altar Boys at a Christian Church

A photograph depicting an African priest and four altar boys worshipping at a Christian church. The priest wears a white alb and a dark embroidered chasuble with floral motifs. The four boys are dressed in dark short capes over white …

Image Daily Life • circa 1890 - 1910 • William Henry Crosse
Monochrome photograph of a thatched house and a group of people.

Thatched Dwelling and Group of Individuals

A photograph depicting a single-story dwelling with a steeply pitched thatched roof and light-colored walls. The structure features a veranda area with a low perimeter wall and several dark rectangular openings. To the right, a group of approximately five individuals …

Image Architecture • circa 1890 - 1910 • William Henry Crosse
A photograph of earthen enclosures and wooden barrels near a river in Nigeria.

Earthwork Structures and Wooden Barrels along the Niger River

A photograph depicting a site featuring linear earthwork enclosures or partitioned embankments made of compacted soil. Several cylindrical wooden barrels are placed upright or tilted near the center, with one positioned horizontally in a depression. A temporary shelter consisting of …

Image Architecture • circa 1890 - 1910 • William Henry Crosse