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Thatched Dwelling and Group of Individuals

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Monochrome photograph of a thatched house and a group of people.
Thatched dwelling and group of individuals. Photographed by William Henry Crosse, circa 1890 to 1910.

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 wearing light-colored tunics and hats stands near a tall, slender vertical pole. The environmental context includes a tall, slender tree in the left foreground and a broad canopy tree behind the building. This monochrome image is a glass negative halfplate from the Crosse Collection, documenting areas along the Niger River between 1886 and 1895.

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Onyeka Nwokike

May 02, 2026

Beyond his medical administration, Crosse was an active naturalist and collector. According to The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals, he discovered type specimens of shrews in Asaba and wrote specialized medical texts, including Notes on the Malarial Fevers Met with on the River Niger.

Onyeka Nwokike

May 02, 2026

Dr. William Henry Crosse (1859–1903) served as the Principal Medical Officer for the Royal Niger Company between 1886 and 1895. His work in West Africa is also recognized through the naming of the snake species Letheobia crossii in his honor. Following his death in London, his contributions to the region were documented in an obituary written by Sir George Taubman Goldie, the founder of the Royal Niger Company.

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