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Tricleocarpa fragilis (L.) Huisman & R.A. Towns.

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Point north of Oyster Bay, near Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
11 Oct 1962 to 13 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Rhodophyta Florideophyceae Nemaliales Galaxauraceae
Published Name:
Tricleocarpa fragilis (L.) Huisman & R.A. Towns.
Tricleocarpa oblongata (J. Ellis & Sol.) Huisman & Borowitzka
Barcode:
00584441
USNM Number:
86346
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3835c7063-8c80-4fdb-aaed-0c2d9a161c62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2369664

Cultured states youth, gender, and modern style in 1960s Dar es Salaam Andrew Ivaska

Title:
Youth, gender, and modern style in 1960s Dar es Salaam
Author:
Ivaska, Andrew M (Andrew Michael) 1971-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 276 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
Tanzanie
Dar es-Salaam
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Daressalam
Tansania
Date:
2011
1960-talet
Topic:
Politics and culture  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Politique et culture  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Jugendkultur  Search this
Kleidung  Search this
Kulturpolitik  Search this
Ungdomskultur  Search this
Könsroller  Search this
Mode  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Sociala förhållanden  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145920

Boodlea composita (Humb. & Humb.) Brand

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Point north of Oyster Bay, near Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
11 Oct 1962 to 13 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Ulvophyceae Cladophorales Boodleaceae
Published Name:
Boodlea composita (Humb. & Humb.) Brand
Barcode:
00209045
USNM Number:
50341
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38ae62f74-3388-42ea-9c5f-f617587e1e3b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2325567

Codium parvulum (Bory ex Audouin in Savigny) P.C. Silva in P.C. Silva & Lipkin

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Point north of Oyster Bay, near Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
11 Oct 1962 to 13 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Bryopsidales Codiaceae
Published Name:
Codium parvulum (Bory ex Audouin in Savigny) P.C. Silva in P.C. Silva & Lipkin
Barcode:
01066823
USNM Number:
217289
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/371bc4966-118e-4f03-8b49-58776a12a5e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10070793

Caulerpa serrulata var. serrulata forma angusta

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Point north of Oyster Bay, near Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
11 Oct 1962 to 13 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Caulerpales Caulerpaceae
Published Name:
Caulerpa serrulata var. serrulata forma angusta
Barcode:
00213030
USNM Number:
50240
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34dd5ce1a-e4e9-49f5-a377-aef9e9622a9e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2369661

Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Point north of Oyster Bay, near Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
11 Oct 1962 to 13 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Bryopsidales Caulerpaceae
Published Name:
Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata
Barcode:
00212885
USNM Number:
50256
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3312089fe-8e30-4fc7-9963-e502b7cfafe5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2369666

Cypraea tigris

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
Indian Ocean  Search this
Preparation:
Dry
Place:
Reef Off Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, Indian Ocean
Published Name:
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
USNM Number:
604244
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Invertebrate Zoology
Mollusca
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/364918332-bfde-4872-8658-431ccf0b7c38
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_429339

Government house, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika (Tanzania)

Photographer:
Breckinridge, Mary, 1881-1965  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (black and white)
Container:
Box 2, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Tanzania
Date:
1932
General:
Original number: II 69
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.
Collection Citation:
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson collection, EEPA 1985-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0069
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M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection / Photographs / 1.4: Tanzania
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73ae64add-c170-4413-a6f3-56da2fe63145
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-009-ref779

Baobab tree, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika (Tanzania)

Photographer:
Breckinridge, Mary, 1881-1965  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (black and white)
Container:
Box 2, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Tanzania
Date:
1932
General:
Original number: G II 79
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.
Collection Citation:
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson collection, EEPA 1985-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0070
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M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection / Photographs / 1.4: Tanzania
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74ae2e67a-6b8f-4828-8a31-9592bf246c3a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-009-ref780

Harbor at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika (Tanzania)

Photographer:
Breckinridge, Mary, 1881-1965  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (black and white)
Container:
Box 2, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Tanzania
Date:
1932
General:
Original number: VP IV 3
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.
Collection Citation:
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson collection, EEPA 1985-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0072
See more items in:
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection / Photographs / 1.4: Tanzania
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7856fb79a-9bc0-44a8-bf21-efe6e88a3161
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-009-ref782

Cystoseira myrica

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Point north of Oyster Bay, near Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
11 Oct 1962 to 13 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Chromista Ochrophyta Fucales Sargassaceae
Published Name:
Cystoseira myrica
Barcode:
00198294
USNM Number:
50271
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e39cc36e-b25f-4640-b9af-dfe6521ec463
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2369658

Lynn McLaren Photographs

Creator:
McLaren, Lynn, 1922-  Search this
Names:
UNICEF  Search this
Extent:
648 Slides (photographs) (color , 35mm.)
10 Photographic prints (black and white , 8 x 10 inches.)
38 Transparencies (color , 120mm.)
Container:
Item EEPA.2007-009
Culture:
Zaramo (African people)  Search this
Swahili (African people)  Search this
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Makonde (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Photographic prints
Transparencies
Portraits
Color slides
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Zanzibar
Africa, East
Mikumi National Park (Tanzania)
Africa
Mombasa (Kenya)
Lamu Island (Kenya)
Manyara, Lake (Tanzania)
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
India
Kilimanjaro, Mount (Tanzania)
Kenya
Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Victoria, Lake
Date:
circa 1950-1969
Summary:
The collection consists of 38 color transparencies, 648 color slides and 10 black-and-white photographic prints taken by Lynn McLaren Demarest while on assignment for various news outlets in the 1950s and 1960s. A majority of the slides and transparencies were taken in East Africa and document indigenous peoples, agriculture (cotton in particular), health and nutrition education, UNICEF activities, architecture, natural landscapes, animals, fishers, coffee plantations and the sisal industry. Locations include Mobassa, Lamu Island, Zanzibar, Dar es Saalam, Lake Victoria, Mount Kilimajaro, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania). The black-and-white photographs depict East African leaders, such as Julius Nyerere, and prominent international visitors to the region, including Robert Kennedy. A small number of slides and transparencies were taken in India.
Arrangement note:
Arrangement reflects the original order established by the photographer.
Biographical/Historical note:
Lynn McLaren (1922-2008) was a professional photojournalist who worked on assignment for National Geographic, Life, Newsweek and Business Week since the 1950s and 1960s. A member of the Society of Women Geographers, McLaren lived and traveled extensively around the world, photographing peoples and places in Kenya, Tanzania (Zanzibar), India, Nepal, Spain, Germany and the United States. McLaren was also the author of five books, including Berlin and the Berliners and The Village: The People (India), all of which are richly illustrated with her photographs. In 2007, she had a major retrospective of her photography, Fifty Years of Photographs from Around the World, at the Marion Art Center in Marion, Massachusetts.
Provenance:
Lynn McLaren, Bruce McLaren Millar, 6105 Cromwell Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816;, Donation, 20070518, EEPA 2007-0009.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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:
Coffee plantations  Search this
Animals  Search this
Sisal (Plant)  Search this
Sailboats  Search this
Markets  Search this
Health education  Search this
Dhows  Search this
Cotton  Search this
Fishers  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Portraits
Color slides
Transparencies
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Lynn McLaren Photographs, EEPA 2007-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2007-009
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Lynn McLaren Photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72922d8a5-1eeb-438d-9279-b649c3f4aec0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2007-009
Online Media:

Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Tadros  Search this
McCusker  Search this
Place:
Kunduchi, 17 km NNW of Dar es Salaam., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
Transcribed d/m/y: 16/7/69
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.
Barcode:
04381626
USNM Number:
2727174
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37cbe24e0-8148-4f89-96ba-84ae4f8955a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16246844

Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
W. Holtz  Search this
Place:
Seeküste bei Dar-es-Salaam in Deutsch-Ostafrika auf Sandboden über Korallenkalk., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
Apr 1902 to May 1909
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.
Barcode:
04381645
USNM Number:
1109846
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39a95585d-57c4-44a6-9fd8-13848276cb45
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16246862

Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Albert S. Hitchcock  Search this
Place:
Tanganyika. Along road by beach., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
27 Aug 1929
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.
Barcode:
04381701
USNM Number:
1445955
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f691906-1b3d-4f2d-9d84-52decff4a5fc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16246951

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Paul M. Peterson  Search this
Dr. Robert J. Soreng  Search this
Konstantin Romaschenko  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Roadside in sandy soil.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
40  Search this
Place:
Sinza area, Along Igesa road., Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
7 May 2012
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Barcode of Life
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d02f6ad3-1d37-4442-9e7d-dfed07bd073f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14079289

Eragrostis congesta Oliv.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Paul M. Peterson  Search this
Dr. Robert J. Soreng  Search this
Konstantin Romaschenko  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
With Heteropogon and Panicum  Search this
Min. Elevation:
49  Search this
Place:
University of Dar es Salaam, grassy area between track/basketball courts and Sam Nujoma Road along small trail, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
7 May 2012
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis congesta Oliv.
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Barcode of Life
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b1db397c-d054-4585-91fb-900c386a03e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14079300

Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Paul M. Peterson  Search this
Dr. Robert J. Soreng  Search this
Konstantin Romaschenko  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
With Heteropogon and Panicum  Search this
Min. Elevation:
49  Search this
Place:
University of Dar es Salaam, grassy area between track/basketball courts and Sam Nujoma Road along small trail, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
7 May 2012
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Barcode of Life
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39d8f632e-6d7f-40fd-a278-ce3c2ac5f169
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14079301

Eragrostis sp.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Paul M. Peterson  Search this
Dr. Robert J. Soreng  Search this
Konstantin Romaschenko  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Roadside in sandy soil.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
40  Search this
Place:
Sinza area, Along Igesa road., Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
7 May 2012
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis sp.
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Barcode of Life
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/392e3e490-b9bd-4b67-aa79-e230c650246b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14079302

Eragrostis superba Peyr.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Paul M. Peterson  Search this
Dr. Robert J. Soreng  Search this
Konstantin Romaschenko  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
With Heteropogon and Panicum  Search this
Min. Elevation:
49  Search this
Place:
University of Dar es Salaam, grassy area between track/basketball courts and Sam Nujoma Road along small trail, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
7 May 2012
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis superba Peyr.
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Barcode of Life
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f95f8b8-84c4-4c41-949f-2804f23e356b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14079303

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