Aba, Eastern Region, Nigeria – 1951. Captured by Lorenzo Dow Turner, an African American linguist and researcher. Smithsonian Archives.
#aba #easternnigeria #precolonial #igbo #african

A scene from what appears to be Empire Day in Enugu, likely from the 1930s. European officials stand in salute as the Union Jack is raised.
#enugu #easternnigeria

Scenes in and around Enugu, the capital of the Eastern Region. The rest house at Nike Lake [Nike Lake Resort]?, near Enugu, appearing unused. Simon Ottenberg, 1959–1960.”
#nikelake #enugu #easternnigeria #architecture

Young Igbo mask dancers performing at a festival, Eastern Region, Nigeria, 1951. Captured by Lorenzo Dow Turner, an African American photographer. #igbomasquerade #easternnigeria #nigeria #masquerade

Women on a bustling street in Aba, Eastern Region, Nigeria, 1951. Captured by Black American photographer Lorenzo Dow Turner. #aba #easternnigeria #igbowomen

Two male nursing staff at Amachara Methodist Hospital, Umuahia, Eastern Nigeria, circa 1938. USC Digital Library. #amachara #umuahia #nurses #malenurses #easternnigeria #igbomen

A colorized photograph of an Igbo woman from Eastern Nigeria, identified as “Ojiugo” from the Isuama area, captured by G. I. Jones between 1930 and 1939.

Colorized and edited by Ozikoro, 2025.
#isuama #igbowoman #ojiugo #easternnigeria

A photo of an Igbo woman from Eastern Nigeria, G. I. Jones, 1930-1939. #igbowoman #igbo #easternnigeria

Young Igbo Mask Dancers Wearing Net Masks and Raffia Costumes. Eastern Region, Nigeria. - Lorenzo Dow Turner (Black American), 1951. Smithsonian. #igbomask #easternnigeria