Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing a group of men and women resting outside a single story building. The associated writing in the album reads On the way to Mendi: the boys want to blow a bit. Blow is Krio for rest, suggesting the people in the picture might be the missions carriers resting on their journey into the provinces. This photo is part of a collection from an album put together by William Vivian in 1889; Vivian was a Missionary with the United Methodist Free Churches, and is likely to have taken the photographs himself. This is an albumen print.

Further Information

  • Type: Photographs
  • Object: Photographic Print
  • Materials: Paper
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 109mm [L] x 137mm [W]
  • Production Date: 1888-1889
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: William McArthur; William Vivian (Photographer)
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.A69.2

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