DescriptionPrince Oyekan - Oba of Lagos and others, photo by Neils Walwin Holm, 1894-2.jpg
English: At the inauguration of the Shitta-Bey Mosque, Lagos, 1894. Seated on left: Prince Oyekan (Oba of Lagos). Seated on right: Dr. Blyden (politician, writer). Standing: 2nd from left: John Otunba Payne (Registrar of the Supreme Court), 1st from right: R. B. Blaize (businessman, newspaper publisher), 2nd from right: J.S. Adelabu Leigh (Consul), 3rd from right: Capt. J.P.L. Davies (mariner, businessman, philanthropist), 4th from right: Mohammed Shitta Bey (businessman, philanthropist). Source: [1].
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https://doi.org/10.1080/03087298.2012.758414 Charles Gore, "Neils Walwin Holm: Radicalising the Image in Lagos Colony, West Africa", in History of Photography, Volume 37, 2013 - Issue 3, pages 283-300
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Prince Oyekan, Oba of Lagos, and others at the inauguration of the Shitta Bey mosque, Lagos.