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ANNEXATION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE KING OF ADO (1891).

Here we see the British Empire in the actual process of extension. Captain G. C. Denton, now the Colonial Secretary of Lagos, on the Bight of Benin, is taking over from his Majesty the King of Ado the sovereignty of his dominion, which henceforward will he administered, greatly to its advantage, under the British flag. The King may be observed in the regalia suitable to so important an occasion, and overshadowed by the Umbrella of State. Captain Denton and his staff, including a naval and a military officer, are in costumes not usually associated with the splendours of a court, but none the less serviceable on that account. The men of Ado, who occupy the foreground, have clearly learnt to understand the nature of a photographic camera, and have evidently just received from the operator the familiar instruction to "look pleasant"
Date between 1897 and 1899
date QS:P,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source The Queen's Empire. Volume 1. Cassell & Co. London
Author Various photographers for Cassell & Co.
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