The Sudan Family Archives

The project visits a photo collection of important families in Sudan’s history

By Photography Legacy Project

These collections are from the Abbas, Aboud and Jaddalla Jubara families. Jaddalla Jubara known as the godfather of Sudan’s cinema, was also a photographer. After he passed away in 2006, his archives were moved to his daughters and parts of these archives have not been showcased before. This is an ongoing project led by Ala Kheir, a Sudanese photographer and archival activist.

Abbas Family archive (1968)Photography Legacy Project

The outskirts of Elobied city, western Sudan. 1968

The project visits a photo collection of important families in Sudan’s history. Families have played an important part in keeping Sudan’s history alive since the successful war against the Ottoman-Egyptian rule in Sudan, and the British from 1881 to 1895. Sudan became one of the first African countries to become independent in 1956. During this period the family collected photographs of important events, visits, and historical moments.

Abbas Family archive (1970)Photography Legacy Project

Abbas's relatives in Alobied during a family holiday (Abbas Habib Allah Family Archive)

Abbas Family archive (1976)Photography Legacy Project

Singer Abdurahman Abdalla (Abbas Habib Allah Family Archive)

Abbas Family archive (1970)Photography Legacy Project

Abbas's family in Alobied (Abbas Habib Allah Family Archive)

Abbas Family archive (1981)Photography Legacy Project

A bride in a traditional west Sudanese dress (Abbas Habib Allah Family Archive)

Abbas Family archive (1982)Photography Legacy Project

Abbas's extended family at home in Alobied (Abbas Habib Allah Family Archive)

Abbas Family archive (1977)Photography Legacy Project

Hyphaene Forest, now significant declined, in northwest Sudan (Abbas Habib Allah Family Archive)

Abbas Family archive (1977)Photography Legacy Project

North Kurdufan nomad with her child (Abbas Habib Allah Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1950)Photography Legacy Project

Khartoum Train station, downtown Khartoum (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1960)Photography Legacy Project

Mak Nimir street, downtown Khartoum (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1960)Photography Legacy Project

A university student in the student housing (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1950)Photography Legacy Project

Khartoum Train Station, downtown Khartoum (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1950)Photography Legacy Project

University of Khartoum (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1964)Photography Legacy Project

Demonstrations in Omdurman, Almourada Street (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1960)Photography Legacy Project

Engineers field trip to Aljazeera scheme (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1960)Photography Legacy Project

The Unknown Soldier Monument, Qasr Street (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1972)Photography Legacy Project

University of Khartoum Library (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1975)Photography Legacy Project

Relatives group photograph (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1960)Photography Legacy Project

Sudan Hotel (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1962)Photography Legacy Project

Policeman in northern Sudan (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)

A Aboud family archive (1960)Photography Legacy Project

Boarding school in Atbara, North Sudan (Elsharif Aboud Family Archive)