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

African Art Museum

Object Details

Creator

Buchanan, Angus, Capt., 1886-1954.

Photographer

Glover, T. A.

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref6890

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729023981-0c0a-4cae-967d-1c1e29fc5b86

Local Numbers

EEPA NG-49-01

General

Title source: Abbreviated postcard caption.

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 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

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref6890
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729023981-0c0a-4cae-967d-1c1e29fc5b86
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088369-0

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