Photographs

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Sir Hugh Trenchard. Photographer: Walter Stoneman (1876-1958)

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Ukpuru

This photograph depicts the construction of Douglas Road in Owerri, Nigeria, in 1902. The project was accomplished through the manual labor of a large local workforce under colonial supervision. Photo credit; Ukpuru

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This image shows Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873–1956), a British air marshal who is widely regarded as the “father” of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Photo credit is typically attributed to the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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booknook

Photo credits; booknook.

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booknook

Photo credits; booknook.

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booknook

Photo credits; booknook

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Instagram

Photo credits; Instagram.

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Boldscholar

Photo credits; Boldscholar.

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The person in the image is Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, a Nigerian author and academic. Photo credits; public domain.

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Gifts for the bride’s family laid out during a customary marriage proceeding. Photo credits: public domain.

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Tiktok/_gigibby

The image features Nigerian 20 and 100 Naira banknotes along with kola nuts, typically used to illustrate the low, fixed, and symbolic amount of N120 required for the bride price in cultures like the Urhobo and Isoko people in Delta State, Nigeria. Credits: Tiktok/_gigibby

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The photo credit for the image goes to Maigaskiya Photography

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pz Cussions

Photo credits; pz Cussions

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Bloomberg via Getty Images

The PZ Cussons Plc logo sits on the exterior of their Agecroft factory near Manchester, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Through its subsidiaries, PZ Cussons manufactures soaps, detergents, toiletries, pharmaceuticals, refrigerators, and air conditioners. Photographer: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Untitled photograph — about-image-opt.jpg

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Lever Brothers’ “Sunlight” soap was one of the first soap brands to switch from animal-based fats to palm oil during the industrial era. In this 1897 photo, workers package soap in their factory at Port Sunlight, Liverpool. (Image: Bedford Lemere & Co / Alamy)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Workshop of Akwete Women’s Weaving Cooperative (Nigerian). Wrapper, 20th Century. Cotton; 106.1 × 194.3 cm (41 3/4 × 76 1/2 in). New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998.389.2. Gift of Robert and Anita LaGamma, 1998. Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Young oil palm in secondary forest near Mundame, Cameroon (Original photograph by Dr. Büsgen, published in “Report of a German colonial scientific expedition to Cameroon”, Jentsch and Büsgen, 1909, describing oil palm as an indicator of secondary forest and old villages. Digital image: Pauline von Hellermann)

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Igbo men in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria bring calabashes full of palm oil to sell to a European buyer, c. 1900 (Image © Jonathan Adagogo Green / The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY NC SA).

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A historical archival representation of Abam warriors, whose partnership with the Aro shaped the political landscape of pre-colonial Igboland. Photo: Northcote W. Thomas. Public domain.

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National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria / Cultural Heritage Series

Performers of the Ohafia War Dance (Ikpirikpi Ogu), wearing the traditional leopard-skin caps and carrying war baskets. Photo Credit: National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria / Cultural Heritage Series.

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The sacred forest path leading to the Ibini Ukpabi shrine, the site where warriors and merchants alike sought spiritual guidance. Photo credit: public domain

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Alamy

Onitsha, Nigeria. Market Boats on the Niger River, August 1962. Photo credits; Alamy.

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LIFE Magazine Photo Archive / Eliot Elisofon

A historical view of the River Niger at Onitsha, showcasing the ferry and river traffic that powered the market’s early growth. Photo Credit: LIFE Magazine Photo Archive / Eliot Elisofon.

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