Title
Building a hut in "Darkest Africa"
Subject
Buffalo(N.Y.)--Exhibitions
Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
Description
Three African men build a hut.
Three people work together constructing a structure made of bamboo or wooden poles. They are securing the framework for the roof while standing beside the completed walls of the building. The structure is surrounded by a simple wooden fence, and the ground appears unpaved.
Source
Cosmopolitan, vol. 31, no. 5 (September 1901), p. 508
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
9/1/1901
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Ethnic stereotypes, Memorial photographs
Identifier
LIB-005_0147
Coverage
Buffalo (N.Y.)
Is Part Of
Pan-American Exposition of 1901. LIB-005
Collection
Tags
Citation
“Building a hut in "Darkest Africa",” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 8, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/94911.
