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Bisharin man and his two dromedary camels, near Aswan, Egypt

Catalog Data

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Culture:
Bisharin (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Egypt
Date:
1947
Scope and Contents:
During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited Aswan and its surrounding, noted for ruins of temple by Ptolemy Euergetes & for Aswan High Dam. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
Local Numbers:
Negative number Nile 1947 C-14, 12.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "M 6 Egy. Egypt. near Aswan. Bisharin feeding grain to his two camels. 6/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 C-14, 12." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Agriculture  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Animals -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 04316
See more items in:
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Egypt
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7476fa458-1645-4539-8a81-ed824f23513a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref31397