6 Film reels (reels (1 hr 49 min), silent, black & white, 16 mm. 2348 ft )
7 Film reels (reels (2 hr 3 min), silent, black & white, 16 mm. 2793 ft)
126 Photographic prints ((1 v.), black & white, 7 x 13 cm.)
126 Photographic prints (dupe prints (2 v.), black & white, 7 x 13 cm. )
Container:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Photographic prints
Place:
Africa
Cairo (Egypt)
Aswan (Egypt)
Luxor (Egypt)
Karnak (Egypt)
Guinea
Kenya
Nairobi (Kenya)
Nile River
South Africa
Date:
1929
Summary:
Photographs and film taken by Edwin Converse Higbee during his trip from Capetown to Cairo in 1929 aboard the S.S. Corinthia. The trip was sponsored by the Raymond & Whitcomb Co., a travel service based in Boston, Massachusetts, and promoted as a Round Africa Cruise. Images reflect a variety of people, countryside and architecture.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by negative number.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Citation:
E.C. Higbee's "Round Africa Cruise" videos and photographs, EEPA 1989-011, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1989-011
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
