Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

1970

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts Joseph, age 8, during class at the Catholic Mission school. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited Bunia and its surroundings, near Lake Albert. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

Local Numbers:

EENG-I-20, 6.

General:

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

Typed index card reads, "O 3 Zai. Zaire. Bunia. Teacher and class in Catholic mission school. Joseph Mokobi, age 8 (second boy from left). 4/1970. EE. neg.no. I-20, 6." 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:

Education  Search this

Children  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 04779

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7320b4e4f-bf86-4c69-9d2e-7e69536e3b64

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref31859