169 Negatives (photographic) (dupe negs., black & white, 4 x 5 in. )
169 Photographic prints (dupe prints (2 v.), black & white, 8 x 10 in. )
169 Photographic prints ((1 album), black & white, 14 x 20 cm. or smaller.)
Container:
Item 160
Volume 1
Volume 2
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Ghana
Cameroon
Liberia
Elmina (Ghana)
Nigeria
Monrovia (Liberia)
Fernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)
Lagos (Nigeria)
Africa
Accra (Ghana)
Benin
Date:
between 1877-1895
Summary:
Photographs of West Africa, mostly from Lagos and coastal Nigeria, 1877-1895. There are high quality pictures of trading houses and residences in Lagos, often with the name of the owners given in the caption. One of the buildings depicted is the cathedral. Several exceptional images portray chiefs, such as the King of Opobo, and the wives of the King of Opobo, the Balogun of Epe, the Alake of Abeokuta, and the chief of New Calabar. Of greatest interest is a photograph entitled "Benin Gods" which shows figures from the Kingdom of Brass, taken in circa 1877/1878. There are also views of Cape Coast, Elmina, Accra, Wydah, Fernando Poo, Porto Novo, Grand Popo, and one from Liberia. The themes range from architecture to dances and weddings. Of particular interest are two depictions of fancy dress.
General note:
Images indexed by negative number.
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.
Group portrait of eight males, members of the Fernando Po, between 1877-1895. The are dressed in loin clothes and, with the exception of a boy sitting on the ground, wide brimmed hats. All are carrying what appears to be walking sticks. One man is seated on a chair. All others are standing. Accompanying inscription reads, "Natives of Fernando Po." Photographer unknown.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
128 Postcards (1 volume, black & white, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Nigeria
Lagos (Nigeria)
Africa
Ghana
Fernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea
Djibouti
Cameroon
Benin
Senegal
Togo
Sierra Leone
Date:
between 1906-1908
Summary:
Postcards mailed mostly in Lagos between 1906 and 1908 by W. Southcott to Miss Eva Jones, and later, during 1907, to Mrs. W. Southcott (nee Jones) of New Brighton, Cheshire.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by negative number.
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.
Musical objects and identities in transit within groups in Equatorial Guinea : musical connections with Sierra Leone and Cuba following the abolition of slavery / Isabela de Aranzadi