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Kano Collection

Background imageKano Collection: Nigeria Kano

Nigeria Kano
General view of the city

Background imageKano Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANTY BOAC London Airport

Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANTY BOAC London Airport
BOAC Stratocruiser Coriolanus joined the fleet in 1954 flying the transatlantic route. In 1959 Coriolanus flew the final scheduled Stratocruiser service

Background imageKano Collection: West Africa - Nigeria - Kano - Sanusi People

West Africa - Nigeria - Kano - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageKano Collection: Kano Airport, Nigeria - Camel rider with horn

Kano Airport, Nigeria - Camel rider with horn (and spare camel...). Date: circa 1960s

Background imageKano Collection: West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi People

West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi People
West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman with a wicker mat rolled-up under her arm - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageKano Collection: Hokokusai Folding Screens

Hokokusai Folding Screens - national treasure owned by the Hokoku Shrine, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Seen here is part of a pair of folding screens

Background imageKano Collection: Law court building at Kano, Nigeria, West Africa

Law court building at Kano, Nigeria, West Africa, with the alkali or native judge on the front steps. Date: 1922

Background imageKano Collection: The Great Mosque at Kano, Nigeria

The Great Mosque at Kano, Nigeria - postcard, published by the Christian Missionary Service Bookshop, Lagos, Nigeria. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageKano Collection: The Emir of Kano

The Emir of Kano - the traditional ruler of the Nigerian city of Kano, capital of the modern Kano State, Nigeria, Africa. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageKano Collection: General view of Kano City, Nigeria, West Africa

General view of Kano City, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: circa 1930

Background imageKano Collection: Decorated Adobe mudbrick houses, Kano, Nigeria

Decorated Adobe mudbrick houses, Kano, Nigeria
Beautifully-decorated Adobe mudbrick houses at Kano, Nigeria. The caption of this card reads: " The Great Market City

Background imageKano Collection: Nijo Castle. JAPAN. Kyoto. Nijo Castle. Mural

Nijo Castle. JAPAN. Kyoto. Nijo Castle. Mural paintings attributed to Kano Tanyu. Japanese art. Tokugawa shogunate period. Architecture

Background imageKano Collection: Nigeria / Kano 1850

Nigeria / Kano 1850
Kano, from Mount Dala in Nigeria, West Africa, visited by Dr Heinrich Barth and sketched by him

Background imageKano Collection: Mount Kano in Kazusa Province Mount Kan? in Kazusa Province

Mount Kano in Kazusa Province Mount Kan? in Kazusa Province
Mount Kano in Kazusa Province. Japanese print shows a view of Mount Fuji across Yedo Bay seen from Rokusozan, Kazusa, with a rural landscape including a large evergreen tree, cherry blossoms

Background imageKano Collection: Mali - Team who crossed Sahara in 16 months

Mali - Team who crossed Sahara in 16 months
Captain Buchanan, Ali (the camel!), Sakari (Kano) and Feri N Gashi, who along with Mr T. A. Glover (photographer) were the original expedition


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