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

Mali

Date:

1970

Scope and Contents:

According to legend and oral tradition, Tombouctou (Timbuktu) was funded at the beginning of the twelfth century by Berber nomads involved in trans-Saharan traffic. In time the city became a seat of Islamic learning, but it also functioned in a commercial role. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.

Local Numbers:

EENG-VII-4, 8A.

General:

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

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:

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Cultural landscapes  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 10616

See more items in:

Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Mali

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70063f50f-b677-4e65-a175-6b7b1bdc3e4b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref37693