Birch Collection: 11: 1952 Nigeria

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2005/046/011).

Synopsis

Housing and street scenes, estuary harbour life (probably Lagos) also showing some Western shipping but mostly African craft and fishermen.

Production / Donor Details: Films taken by John Birch. In the 1950s the John and Daphne Birch were mainly in Sierra Leone, where he was head of Unilever, and also held a position on the Legislative Council; the majority of the films cover time there and on holidays abroad and in Sussex. John Birch was a member of Royal African Society, Bristol branch.

 

Titles

  • Birch Collection: 11: 1952 Nigeria (Archive)
Series Title:
Birch Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1952
Film Gauge (Format):
8mm
Sound:
Mute
Footage:
200ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis