Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Egypt

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

The photograph depicts the southern extremity of Zamālik, Jazīrat az Island (Gezirah Island) with Tahrir (Liberation) Bridge and 590-foot-high Cairo Tower. The edifice was built in 1957 and is surmounted by a revolving restaurant and a radio and television mast. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

Local Numbers:

S 6 EGY 8 EE 59

General:

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note:

57938 1 71

Frame value is 6.

Slide No. S 6 EGY 8 EE 59

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:

Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

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 EECL 16061

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/xo7dea706c0-a74f-4dbc-84cc-1b7c0f3c9227

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref7315