[Soldiers and armed policemen in Lagos, Nigeria]

[Soldiers and armed policemen in Lagos, Nigeria]

Photograph

Ray Onwuemebulem

[Soldiers and armed policemen in Lagos, Nigeria]

ca. 1998
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 7 11/16 × 9 15/16 in. (19.6 × 25.3 cm)
Image: 6 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (16.1 × 24 cm)
Gift of the FiftyCrows Foundation
2015.0133.0461
Inscriptions Typed label taped to verso, C: (14) HAVE MERCY ON US / This two lads seem to plead for mercy to an / already defined [sic] soldier who hears nothing but / the sound of his horse weep. [sic]
Inscribed in pencil on tape applied to verso, BR: Onwuemegbulem / 14
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