Barges alongside Nile steamer

Barges alongside Nile steamer
57 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown


Accession Number:
2005.51.165.2
Description:
Looking down from the deck of the river steamer S.H.S. Gedid at a series of barges fixed alongside the boat, consisting of riveted metal shelters with tarpaulin roofs, the one in from stenciled with the words GDF Railways Port Sudan. Dry season grass firing by pastoralists can be seen on the horizon.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan]
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Navigation , Transport , Topography
Keyword:
Boat , Rivers & Streams
Primary Documentation:
Inscription - ' Godfrey - DINKA 107 prints 105 Black & White' (on envelope containing prints) [AN 05/04/2006]
Recorder:
Alex Nadin 05/04/2006 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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