Photograph of William John Roberts and young attendant
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Silver gelatin print by unknown photographer, ca. 1912-1914. Image shows merchant William John Roberts (seated with amonkey on his lap) and a young West African attendant in Roberts's living quarters in Lagos, Nigeria.
Loose page from album compiled by William John Roberts ("John"), Liverpool-born merchant for The Lagos Stores Ltd., based in colonial Lagos, Nigeria.