Morrison Collection: 6: The Trip Home from Africa; scenes in Nigeria 1939

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/079/006).

Synopsis

Countryside of North East Nigeria as seen from a railway train on a long journey. Arrival at Lagos(?). Harbourside quay scenes and sweeping shots of the harbour, its cranes and the port facilities. The voyage to England on board 'MV Accra'. NB: The film is broken half way through and also lead-in piece is broken off.

Production / Donor Details: The films in the Morrison Collection were shot by William Graham Morrison, who went to Nigeria in 1931 as a civil engineer with the Nigerian Electricity Supply Co. He was the surveyor for the first Hydro Electric Power Station at Jekko Falls, and afterwards worked for ATMN (Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria). Mr. Morrison left Nigeria in 1939 after the outbreak of the Second World War. Films donated by Mrs. Lang Brown, who features in several reels as a small child.

 

Titles

  • Morrison Collection: 6: The Trip Home from Africa; scenes in Nigeria 1939 (Archive)
Series Title:
Morrison Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1939
Running Time:
16m 40s
Film Gauge (Format):
8mm VHS
Sound:
Mute
Footage:
200ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis