Picture No | 10217676 |
Date | 1878 |
Description | Rescue of Zaidi; H.M. Stanley's Anglo-American Expedition |
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The rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanley's Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877. Zaidi (centre, crouching) had taken a canoe too close to the waterfall and was stuck in a very perilous position. Stanley (centre with stick) can be seen directing the rescue operation.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1878. dps pages 8-9. By from a sketch by H.M. Stanley. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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