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The Captain Angus Buchanan Sahara Expedition Captain Buchanan, Ali, and Sakari, and Feri N'Gashi camel

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Local Numbers
EEPA NG-49-01
General
Title source: Abbreviated postcard caption.
Creator
Buchanan, Angus, Capt., 1886-1954.
Photographer
Glover, T. A.
Place
Africa
Niger
Algeria
Sahara
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Expeditions
Camels
Creator
Buchanan, Angus, Capt., 1886-1954.
Photographer
Glover, T. A.
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 33: Niger (NG)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 8.5 x 13.5 cm.)
Date
ca. 1923
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NG 2012-001-1653
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Bibliography
Buchanan, Angus. "Sahara." New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1926. Chapter 15, p.268.
The Buchanan expedition is documented in the 1924 film, "Crossing the Great Sahara."
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Scope and Contents
Caption on recto reads: "Captain Buchanan ~ Ali ~ and Sakari and Feri N'Gashi who, along with Mr. T. A. Glover (Camera Man) were all of the original expedition to reach Algiers after 16 months spent in crossing the Sahara."
Items EEPA AE-49-01 and EEPA NG-49-01 are duplicate postcards.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088369-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729023981-0c0a-4cae-967d-1c1e29fc5b86

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