Young water carriers in Bida. A group of adolescents and children stand outside a cluster of mud-walled thatched huts beside clay pots used to collect water. An original caption comments: "..during the dry season (the village wells) dry up and the water has to be carried from the rivers and streams". Bida, Nigeria, circa 1955. Bida, Niger, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.
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Young water carriers in Bida. A group of adolescents and children stand outside a cluster of mud-walled thatched huts beside clay pots used to collect water. An original caption comments: "..during the dry season (the village wells) dry up and the water has to be carried from the rivers and streams". Bida, Nigeria, circa 1955. Bida, Niger, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.

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UMG12A10_212

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People Group Children Youth Rural Village Architecture Vernacular Agriculture land use and plants Irrigation and water distribution Architecture Domestic Education health and welfare Poverty and hardship Labour Child Domestic life Daily life Bida Niger Nigeria Western Africa Africa

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