Morrison Collection: 5: Mrs Lang Brown at Jekko 1937

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/079/005).

Synopsis

Mrs Lang Brown is shown as a very small child (3 yrs old ) preparing for bed

Production / Donor Details: The films in the Morrison Collection were shot by William Graham Morrison, who went to Nigeria in 1931 as a civil engineer with the Nigerian Electricity Supply Co. He was the surveyor for the first Hydro Electric Power Station at Jekko Falls, and afterwards worked for ATMN (Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria). Mr. Morrison left Nigeria in 1939 after the outbreak of the Second World War. Films donated by Mrs. Lang Brown, who features in several reels as a small child.

 

Titles

  • Morrison Collection: 5: Mrs Lang Brown at Jekko 1937 (Archive)
Series Title:
Morrison Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1937
Running Time:
approx 4m 10s
Film Gauge (Format):
8mm VHS
Sound:
Mute
Footage:
50ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis