During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited the new Liberation Province of the western Delta region. This province was carved out of the desert by water from the Rosetta branch of the Nile as part of a land reclamation scheme under the Nasser government's agrarian reform program." [Eliot Elisofon, Laurens Van Der Post, 1964: The Nile, The Viking Press]. 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:
Negative number 1959 C-11, 33.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "U 6 Egy. Egypt. Liberation Province. Australian pine trees along canal. 1959. EE. neg.no. 1959 C-11, 33." 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.
During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited the new Liberation Province of the western Delta region. This province was carved out of the desert by water from the Rosetta branch of the Nile as part of a land reclamation scheme under the Nasser government's agrarian reform program." [Eliot Elisofon, Laurens Van Der Post, 1964: The Nile, The Viking Press]. 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:
Negative number 1959 C-11, 34.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "U 6 Egy. Egypt. Liberation Province. Australian pine trees along canal. 1959. EE. neg.no. 1959 C-11, 34." 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.
