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Building a hut in "Darkest Africa"


Three people building a bamboo or wooden pole structure, securing the roof frame beside completed walls.
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Title

Building a hut in "Darkest Africa"

Subject

Buffalo(N.Y.)--Exhibitions
Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)

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

Date

9/1/1901

Rights

Type

Image
Ethnic stereotypes, Memorial photographs

Identifier

LIB-005_0147

Coverage

Buffalo (N.Y.)

Is Part Of

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901

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Citation

“Building a hut in "Darkest Africa",” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 22, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/94911.