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Object Number
2004.24.8787
Display Title
Island where first colonists landed
Descriptions
Object Description
Island where first colonists landed. Monrovia, Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
- Dock
- Boat
- Ethnographic
- row boat
- Man
- rope
- Water
- Chain
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Peripheral Mande
- Kru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Monrovia
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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