M0008615EA: Nile boat used by Sir Henry Wellcome, 1900 / M0008615EB: Nile boat used by Sir Henry Wellcome, 1900

Two images on one negative: photographs of the Nile boat used by Sir Henry Wellcome during his first trip to African in 1900. Sudan had recently come back into British control, and Wellcome offered his support towards the country's reconstruction.

May 1942

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds photographic prints of the items depicted in the glass plate negative: WA/HSW/PH/K

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.