Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Kinshasa (Congo Belge); Noirs de l'Angola." Translated postcard caption reads: "Kinshasa (Belgian Congo); Blacks of Angola."
Printed text on verso reads: "Peter frères, Produits coloniaux, Anvers-Kinshasa."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-20-175
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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.
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa
Date:
ca. 1920
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads: "Blacks of the British Colonies."
Printed text on verso reads: "Peter frères, Produits colniaux, Anvers-Kinshasa."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-08-19
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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.
Printed text on verso reads: "Peter frères, Prodites coloniaux, Anvers-Kinshasa."
Item number on lowere right verso corner reads: "23783."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-37
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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.
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Kinshasa (Congo Belge); Le vieux magasin de l'Africaine." Translated postcard caption reads: "Kinshasa (Belgian Congo); The old shop of the African."
Printed text on verso reads: "Peter frères, Produits coloniaux, Anvers-Kinshasa."
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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.
80,000 Photographic prints (b&w, 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Slides (photographs)
Photographic prints
Negatives
Color slides
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Mali
Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire
Benin
Burkina Faso
Egypt
Kenya
Liberia
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Central African Republic
Date:
circa 1935-1978
Summary:
This collection is comprised of photographic and manuscript materials, primarily created by Eliot Elisofon to document his travels and work. The images portray many aspects of African life and culture including agriculture, wildlife, archaeology, architecture, art and artisans, children, cityscapes and landscapes, leaders, markets, medicine, recreation, ritual and celebration, and transportation. The manuscript materials include correspondence, essays, clippings, puobligations, notes, research, and itineraries.
Scope and Contents:
This collection is comprised of circa 14,000 negatives, 30, 0000 slides, 8,000 photographic prints, and 14 boxes of manuscript materials that date from circa 1945-1978.
The photographs document Eliot Elisofon's travels and work in Africa. The images portray many aspects of African life and culture including agriculture, wildlife, archaeology, architecture, art and artisans, children, cityscapes and landscapes, leaders, markets, medicine, recreation, ritual and celebration, and transportation. Artisans shown include an Asante weaver making kente cloth in Ghana; a Dogon carver in Mali making a kanaga mask; an Ebrie goldsmith in Cote d'Ivoire; Hausa dyers in Kano, Nigeria; and Nupe beadmakers in Nigeria; as well as artists at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Kinshasa, Congo. Portraits of leaders include the Asante court at Kumase in Ghana; Ebrie chiefs and notables in Cote d'Ivoire; the timi (king) of Ede, a Yourba town, Nigeria; the emir of Katsina, Nigeria; and the Kuba king and his court in the Congo. There are informal portraits showing children of the Kuba royal court dancing, Fulbe women with gold earrings in Mali, Mangbetu women in the Congo, and Maasai elders in Kenya. Masked dances documented include a Dogon dama festival celebration in Mali, an Igbo festival in Nigeria, and Kuba and Pende masked dancers in the Congo. There are also images of Yoruba gelede (men's association) masks in Nigeria. Non-masked dancers shown include Dan professional acrobatic dancers in Cote d'Ivoire, Irigwe dancers in Nigeria, Mangbetu dancers in the Congo, Mbuti dancers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Wodaabe men dancing in Nigeria. Events shown include Hausa riders in chain mail during the Independence Day celebration in Katsina, Nigeria. Images of art in situ include ancestral altars in the King of Benin's palace in Nigeria; Dogon rock paintings in Mali; and Yoruba Shango shrine sculptures in the palace courtyard of timi (king) of Ede in Nigeria. Landscapes include views of mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Animals shown include birds, buffalos, elephants and giraffes. Traditional architecture shown includes Asante shrine houses with raised wall decorations in Ghana, Dogon villages in Mali and mosques in Mopti.
The manuscript materials include correspondence, essays, clippings, puobligations, notes, research, and itineraries.
Biographical/Historical note:
A photographer best known for his work in Life magazine. Elisofon worked as a free-lance magazine photographer from 1933 to 1937, as a staff photographer for Life from 1933 to 1937 and on photographic assignments for various magazines, including the Smithsonian magazine, from 1942 to 1945. Elisofon traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America documenting the peoples of these lands as well as their arts and environments. A founding member and curatorial associate of the private Museum of African Art, which in 1981 became the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), Elisofon bequeathed his collection of African photographs to the museum when he died in 1973. To honor Elisofon's contribution to the understanding of African art and culture, NMAfA named its archives after him.
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.
During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon took the Congo River steamer at Kisangani en route to Kinshasa. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 127 EE 67
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
32
Frame value is 28.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 127 EE 67
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 Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon took the Congo River steamer at Kisangani en route to Kinshasa. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 130 EE 67
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
32
Frame value is 15.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 130 EE 67
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 Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon took the Congo River steamer at Kisangani en route to Kinshasa. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 131 EE 67
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
32
Frame value is 11.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 131 EE 67
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 Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon took the Congo River steamer at Kisangani en route to Kinshasa. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 132 EE 67
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
32
Frame value is 10.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 132 EE 67
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 Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon took the Congo River steamer at Kisangani en route to Kinshasa. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 133 EE 67
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
32
Frame value is 7.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 133 EE 67
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 Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon took the Congo River steamer at Kisangani en route to Kinshasa. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 135.1 EE 67
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
31
Frame value is 18.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 135.1 EE 67
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.
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 277.3 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
105
Frame value is 31.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 277.3 EE 70
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.
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 278.10 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
105
Frame value is 20.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 278.10 EE 70
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.
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 287.1 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
105
Frame value is 15.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 287.1 EE 70
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.
Zongo waterfall on the Inkisi River and the hydroelectric station that provides power for Kinshasa, Zaire (now DRC). The date on the slide is MAY 70.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 941 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
93
Frame value is 28.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 941 EE 70
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.
Zongo waterfall on the Inkisi River and the hydroelectric station that provides power for Kinshasa, Zaire (now DRC). The date on the slide is MAY 70.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 942 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
93
Frame value is 4.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 942 EE 70
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.
Zongo waterfall on the Inkisi River and the hydroelectric station that provides power for Kinshasa, Zaire (now DRC). The date on the slide is MAY 70.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 942.1 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
93
Frame value is 5.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 942.1 EE 70
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.
Zongo waterfall on the Inkisi River and the hydroelectric station that provides power for Kinshasa, Zaire (now DRC). The date on the slide is MAY 70.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 942.2 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
93
Frame value is 3.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 942.2 EE 70
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.
Zongo waterfall on the Inkisi River and the hydroelectric station that provides power for Kinshasa, Zaire (now DRC). The date on the slide is MAY 70.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 943 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
93
Frame value is 2.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 943 EE 70
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.
Zongo waterfall on the Inkisi River and the hydroelectric station that provides power for Kinshasa, Zaire (now DRC). The date on the slide is MAY 70.
Local Numbers:
U 3 ZAI 943.1 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
93
Frame value is 1.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 943.1 EE 70
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.
