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Photographer:

House, Steven 1952-  Search this

House, Cathi 1953-  Search this

Physical description:

304 pages illustrations (chiefly color), color maps 27 cm

Type:

Pictorial works

Ouvrages illustrés

Place:

Africa, West

Afrique occidentale

West Africa

Date:

2018

Africa, West

Topic:

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Villages  Search this

Architecture vernaculaire  Search this

Travel  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Description and travel  Search this

Mœurs et coutumes  Search this

Descriptions et voyages  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1160426

Creator:

Couadou (photographer)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Malagasy people  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Madagascar, -- Antananarivo province, -- Antananarivo (Tananarive)

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Tananarive. Malagasy Hair Dressing Saloon."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Couadou, phot., Toulon-sur-Mer."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-05-25

Local Note:

temp 127

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:

Body arts  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Men  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0320

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7603ab148-89d1-4442-b076-3f6e9a2457f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5621

Creator:

Couadou (photographer)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Lunch Under a Rice Loft."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Couadou, phot., Toulon-sur-Mer."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-07-19

Local Note:

temp 227

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Men  Search this

Houses  Search this

People  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0338

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b1be1a9c-5ad7-48f4-abb7-f4f1f6288378

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5639

Creator:

Couadou (photographer)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Madagascar, -- Fianarantsoa province, -- Vondrokely

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Lodge of Ivondrokely - Ivohibe Route to Fianarantsoa."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Couadou, phot., Toulon-sur-Mer."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-07-20

Local Note:

temp 228

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Houses  Search this

People  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0339

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bf7a55f7-a8ad-4f5a-988d-3c42b20beff9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5640

Creator:

Couadou (photographer)  Search this

Grands Magasins du Louvre (Paris, Tamatave)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 2 MG

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Madagascar, -- Antananarivo province, -- Antananarivo (Tananarive)

Date:

ca. 1905

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Tananarive - Branch of the Big Shops of the Louvre."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Couadou, phot. Toulon-sur-Mer."

Original hand-written text on recto, "La Place Colbert in 1897 now quite Transformed."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-30-23

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Architecture -- Africa  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Buildings  Search this

Labor  Search this

People  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2030

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7960bb43e-3157-462c-9a1e-141b2c90f05e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5781

Creator:

Couadou (photographer)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., col., 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 2 MG

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Date:

ca. 1906

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Prospector or gold digger with his staff and his equipment." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tananarive, Madagascar."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Couadou, phot., Touon-sur-Mer."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-35-07

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:

Industry  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Men  Search this

Gold miners  Search this

Canoes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2054

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e22f6a6b-33cc-47c1-835d-fb8d595452aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5805

Creator:

Cissé, Diango  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Mali

Mali, -- Mopti Region, -- Sanga

Date:

circa 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "N⁰ 1038/87 - Republique du Mali; Sangha; (pays Dogon)."

Translated caption reads: "N⁰ 1038/87 - Republic of Mali; Sangha; (Dogon country)."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "photo: Diango Cisse B.P. 92 - Bamako (Mali)."

Items EEPA ML-07-13 and EEPA ML-07-14 bear duplicate recto image.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ML-07-13

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Baobab  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ML 2010-008-3790

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f934b8a7-50b6-467a-a73e-48cf5d0ba0c5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5990

Creator:

Cissé, Diango  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Mali

Mali, -- Mopti Region, -- Sanga

Date:

circa 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "Republique du Mali; Un village Dogon (Sangha)."

Translated caption reads: "Republic of Mali; A Dogon village; (Sanga)."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo D. Cisse - Bamako - Reprod. Interd. - 36-000; Imprimé en France / cimcrome."

Local Numbers:

EEPA ML-07-17

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ML 2010-008-3796

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7723683d5-cd35-46b5-9e78-48a522575b82

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5996

Creator:

Cissé, Diango  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Mali

Mali, -- Mopti Region, -- Sanga

Date:

circa 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "N⁰ 38 - Republique du Mali; Sangha; (pays Dogon)."

Translated caption reads: "N⁰ 1038/87 - Republic of Mali; Sangha; (Dogon country)."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "photo: Diango Cisse B.P. 92 - Bamako (Mali)."

Items EEPA ML-07-13 and EEPA ML-07-14 bear duplicate recto image.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ML-07-14

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Baobab  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ML 2010-008-3802

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ebafb92d-e32e-4ecf-887d-954890ef5822

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6002

Creator:

Cissé, Diango  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Mali

Mali, -- Mopti Region, -- Mopti

Date:

circa 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "N⁰ 25; Republique du Mali; Mosquée de Mopti."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Diango Cisse B.P. 92 - Bamako (Mali) ."

Dated manuscript message, address, and postmarked postage stamp on verso.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ML-22-02

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

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:

Religious buildings  Search this

Mosques  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Architecture -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ML 2010-008-3803

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d5ce0863-7f82-4639-bb45-34a4dd200697

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6003

Creator:

A. C. Gomes & Son  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (b&w, 8.9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Zanzibar

Date:

c. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Text on recto reads: "Native Street, Zanzibar."

Additional Text on verso reads: "Copyright: A. C. Gomes & Son, Zanzibar. Printed in Germany. 375000."

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA TZ 1994-006-059

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 43: Tanzania and Zanzibar (TZ)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79be6e1f5-3bfd-450f-9206-d38980625e8f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8028

Photographer:

Heldman, Donald  Search this

Extent:

23 Photographs ((1 box), b&w.)

Culture:

Annuak (African People)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Place:

Africa

Etang Village

Ethiopia

Baro River

Gambela

Date:

Fall 1967-Spring 1968

Scope and Contents:

Photographs taken by Dr. Donald P. Heldman of Gambela (Ethiopia) and surrounding neighborhoods. Images primarily depict a port on the Baro River, Etang Village, and Annuak people fishing, canoeing, smoking, bathing, and carrying food and wood.

Arrangement:

Images indexed by photo number.

Biographical / Historical:

Anthropologist Donald P. Heldman worked as Director of Archeology at the Mackinac Island State Park Commission.

Local Numbers:

EEPA 2011-009

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white photographs

Citation:

Donald Heldman photographs, EEPA 2011-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2011-009

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e8bf058a-94e5-4ee4-9b51-886a858a9831

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2011-009

Author:

Harris, Richard  Search this

Arts Council of Great Britain  Search this

Physical description:

32 p. : ill. ; 15 x 21 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

England

Date:

1980

C1980

Topic:

Half-timbered buildings  Search this

Architecture, Renaissance  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Call number:

NA7175 .H315

NA7175.H315

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_139220

Creator:

American Petroleum Institute.  Search this

Names:

Bush, George, 1924-  Search this

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-  Search this

O'Neill, Tip  Search this

Extent:

45 Cubic feet (122 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scripts (documents)

Photographs

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

1860s-1980s

bulk 1955-1990

Summary:

Collection includes historic photographs, slides and films on subjects relating to all aspects of the petroleum industry, including exploration, drilling, refineries, tankers, pipelines, automobiles, trucks, aviation, refueling, buildings, coal, gasification, plants, mining, surface mining, fields, land reclamation, coastal zone management, corporate public service, educational programs, crude oil, deepwater ports, and watercraft It also documents numerous products other than gasoline produced by the petroleum industry, such as propane, lubricants, heating oil, and plastics.

Scope and Contents:

The collection contains, color and black-and-white photographs, contact sheets, slides, color transparencies, negatives, transcripts, audio tape cassettes, and films documenting the American Petroleum Institute (API) and all its activities. The material in the collection was assembled by API public relations staff from oil industry sources over several years and was used in public relations and educational materials.

The photographs and slides are both original and copy prints are organized according to the organizational structure that API used. The photographs and slides document all aspects of the production of oil, from exploration to drilling, from cracking to refineries, from pipelines to tankers, and from storage tanks to service stations. They also document the numerous products other than gasoline produced by the petroleum industry including: kerosene, liquid propane gas, lubricants, heating oil, and plastics. Additionally, they document the industry's efforts at self-promotion, its stand on environmental issues and energy conservation, its efforts to promote safety in its plants, and its perceived competition from other energy sources, such as gasohol, geothermal energy, solar energy, and nuclear energy. Overall, these images portray the petroleum industry as it saw itself.

The collection also includes general images of petroleum workers, landscape and wildlife scenes, urban settings, vernacular architecture (service stations), railroads, road development, and the industry's crucial role during World War II.

Series 1, Historical Photographs, 1860s-1950s

This series is divided into forty subseries and contains primarily black-and-white photographs, but there are some negatives. Many of the photographs contain captions. The content includes: advertising, lighting and heating, kerosene lamps, lubricants, medicine, aircraft, artwork, equipment, political cartoons, automobiles, terminals, disasters, charts, drilling, portable rigs, rotary rigs, exploration land rush, lighting and stoves, memorials, mining, natural gas, oil company offices, oil fields, pipelines, products, railroads, tank cars, refineries, safety, service stations, teamsters, war, watercraft, and wells.

Series 2, Modern Photographs, 1960s-1980s

The series contains black-and-white and color photographs, negatives and transparencies. The photographs are arranged into topical areas such as diagrams and maps, environment, electricity, exploration, natural gas, pipelines, storage, and wells. The following subjects are represented: artwork, automobiles, trucks, aviation, refueling, buildings, coal, gasification, plants, and mining, surface mining, fields, land reclamation, coastal zone management, corporate public service, educational programs, crude oil, and deepwater ports.

Series 3, Miscellaneous Photographs, 1900s-1970s

The photographs consist of black-and-white copy prints, color transparencies, negatives, and slides for a variety of subjects: pipelines, platforms, service stations, and wells. The names of major oil and petroleum companies, such as Shell, Standard Oil, Sun Oil, and Savory Oil, are represented.

Series 4, Slides, 1970s-1980s

The slides are divided into two subseries: slides presentations and slides by subject/topic. The slides presentations were assembled and presented by API staff. In some instances there are slides, transcripts, and audio tape cassettes for the presentations. The presentations have been arranged alphabetically by title. The subject slides are arranged alphabetically by topic/subject and are identified. Only some of the subject-related slides are dated. The miscellaneous slides contain such images as the Space Shuttle Columbia, sunsets, and industrial scenes.

Series 5, Photograph Albums, 1903-1968 (not inclusive)

This series includes two photograph albums: one that focuses on aviation, bulk plants, chemistry, and disasters and the other on an advertising series from 1953. The first album consists of black-and-white copy prints that are subdivided according to subject. Some of the photographs have captions. The album containing the advertising series is comprised of black-and-white copy prints with the corresponding print ad that was used. The print ads vary in size and amount of text. The advertising series addresses a variety of topics.

Series 6, Scripts for Films, 1955-1978

The scripts consist of final transcripts and drafts for various films commissioned by API. In some instances there are accompanying photographs.

Series 7, Publications, 1959-1990

This series includes publications from various petroleum companies such as the Shell News and Petroleum Facts and Figures and accompanying slides from the API library that were featured in articles.

Series 8, Films, 1960s

The films consist of 34 reels of motion picture film. The films are production elements (negatives, track negatives, and A and B rolls). It is not possible to make film elements available for research use. This portion of the collection has not been processed.

Arrangement:

Arranged into eight series.

Series 1, Historical Photographs, 1850s-1950s

Series 2, Modern Photographs, 1960s-1980s

Series 3, Miscellaneous Photographs, 1900s-1970s

Series 4, Slides, 1970s-1980s

Series 5, Photograph Albums, 1903-1968 (not inclusive)

Series 6, Scripts for Films, 1955-1978

Series 7, Publications, 1959-1990

Series 8, Films, 1960s

Biographical / Historical:

The origins of the American Petroleum Institute (API) date to World War I, when Congress and the domestic oil and natural gas industry worked together to help the war effort. At the time, the industry included the companies created in 1911 after the court-imposed dissolution of Standard Oil and the independents. These were companies that had been independent of Standard Oil and which had no experience working together. The companies agreed to work with the government to ensure that vital petroleum supplies were rapidly and efficiently deployed to the armed forces. The National Petroleum War Service Committee, which oversaw this effort, was initially formed under the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and subsequently as a quasi-governmental body.

After the war, momentum began to build to form a national association that could represent the whole oil and natural gas industry in the postwar years. The industry's efforts to supply fuel during World War I not only highlighted the importance of the industry to the country, but also the industry's obligation to the public.

The American Petroleum Institute was established on March 20, 1919, to afford a means of cooperation with the government in all matters of national concern; to foster foreign and domestic trade in American petroleum products; to promote in general the interests of the petroleum industry in all its branches; and to promote the mutual improvement of its members and the study of the arts and sciences connected with the oil and natural gas industry.

API offices were established in New York City, and the organization focused its efforts in several specific areas. In late 1969, API moved its offices to Washington, D.C. 0F

*History note courtesy The Story of the American Petroleum Institute , by Leonard M. Fanning, published in 1959, and The American Petroleum Institute: An Informal History, 1919-1987 by Stephen P. Potter, published by API in 1990.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History by the American Petroleum Institute through Red Cavaney and G. William Frick on December 16, 1999.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment. See repository for details.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.

Topic:

Tank trucks  Search this

Tankers  Search this

Trade associations  Search this

Political cartoons  Search this

Pipelines  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Pollution  Search this

Service stations  Search this

Synthetic lubricants  Search this

Stoves  Search this

Oil well drilling rigs  Search this

Oil spills  Search this

Petroleum  Search this

Oil-shale industry  Search this

Petroleum refineries  Search this

Petroleum industry and trade  Search this

Petroleum -- Prospecting  Search this

Drilling and boring  Search this

Electricity  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Disasters  Search this

Gas-lighting  Search this

Gasohol  Search this

Enegy and environment  Search this

Gas industry  Search this

Geothermal resources  Search this

advertising -- Petroleum industry and trade  Search this

Heating  Search this

Harbors  Search this

Asphalt  Search this

Automobile racing  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Natural areas  Search this

Natural gas  Search this

Nuclear energy  Search this

Aircraft  Search this

Oil burners  Search this

Lighting  Search this

Medicine  Search this

Mines and mineral resources  Search this

Oil fields  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scripts (documents)

Photographs -- 19th century

Motion pictures (visual works) -- 1960-1980

Citation:

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, 1860s-1990 (bulk 1955-1990), Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0711

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American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d2615aa8-a45b-43a0-8f7b-965c7de06aa8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0711

Author:

Cleaveland, Henry W (Henry William),)  Search this

Backus, Samuel D  Search this

Backus, William active 19th century  Search this

Former owner:

United States Patent Office Library DSI  Search this

Bookseller:

Cleaveland & Backus Bros  Search this

William Backus & Co  Search this

Physical description:

[2] pages, [42] leaves of plates plans 41 cm

Type:

Designs and plans

Catalogs

Architectural drawings

Place:

United States

Date:

1857

19th century

Topic:

Architecture, Domestic  Search this

Architecture, Domestic--Catalogs  Search this

Cottages  Search this

Cottages--Catalogs  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Call number:

NA7551 .C62 1857

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1078919

Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

6567 Slides (photographs) (11 Binders, color)

14 Documents (1 Binder)

1,946 Slides (Color, 35 mm)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Nigerians  Search this

Tuaregs  Search this

Fulani  Search this

Nuba  Search this

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Turkana  Search this

Pokot  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Documents

Slides

Color slides

Photographic prints

Photographs

Place:

Nigeria

Africa

Lagos (Nigeria)

Date:

1961-circa 2005

Summary:

The collection consists of 8,515 color slides taken by Dr. Marilyn Houlberg during various field studies among the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria between 1961 and circa 2007. The images depict Yoruba art and culture with a special focus on artisans, art objects, body arts, costume, festivals, hairstyles, indigenous photography, weaving and textiles. Cultural events depicted include Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art and wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles are also available in this collection.

Scope and Contents note:

This 6,567 slide collection documents Houlberg's studies in Southwestern Nigeria spanning from 1961 to circa 2005. In 2015, Houlberg donated an additional 1,948 color slides to the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives. These slides have been added to the EEPA 2005-002 finding aid, bringing the total to 8,515 slides.

The collection primarily includes photos of people, including the Ogboni, Pokot, Yoruba, Turkana and Igbo, shrines, festivals and rituals, art objects, and artists. A particular strength of the collection are photos of Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg mostly photographed in Ilishan, Ikenne, Ilara, Shagamu, Lagos, Ijebu-Ode, and Egbe.

Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art, wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Several Yoruba art forms, including photography, scarification tattoos, and textiles (both cloth and dress), are represented in the collection. Additionally, there are numerous slides of Yoruba hairstyles, many of which she published in her article, Social Hair: Tradition and Change in Yoruba Hairstyles in Southwestern Nigeria.

Yoruba ritual specialists, such as Ife-olu Solaru, Olufunke, and Yesufu Ejigboye, appear frequently throughout the collection. Houlberg documented her many stays with these individuals over the years.

There is also one binder of manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles.

Arrangement note:

The collection is organized into 29 series according to subject. The series descriptions correspond with particular subjects used in Houlberg's teaching and lectures, and based on donor's notes. All slides were kept in the order in which they were donated.

Series 1: African Hairstyles, circa 1973-1994 (Binder 1; 212 slides)

Series 2: Egungun Festival, 1961-circa 1988 (Binder 1; 362 slides)

Series 3: Gelede, circa 1969-circa 1989 (Binder 2; 301 slides)

Series 4: Ibeji Twins, circa 1969-circa 1990 (Binders 2-3; 854 slides)

Series 5: Ogboni Art Objects and Shrines, circa 1969-circa 1982 (Binder 4; 92 slides)

Series 6: Art Objects Depicting Ogun, circa 1969-circa 1983 (Binder 4; 56 slides)

Series 7: Olojufoforo Art and Festivities, circa 1968-circa 1975 (Binder 4; 21 slides)

Series 8: Yoruba People, Architecture, and Art, circa 1969-circa 1985 (Binder 4; 260 slides)

Series 9: Carving, Art Objects and Artists, and Scenes of Daily Life, circa 1973-circa 1988 (Binder 4; 201 slides)

Series 10: Yoruba Art, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 49 slides)

Series 11: Yoruba Textiles, circa 1973-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 84 slides)

Series 12: Yoruba, Miscellaneous, circa 1967-circa 1989 (Binder 5; 251 slides)

Series 13: African Art, Textiles People, and Dwellings, circa 1963-circa 1983 (Binder 6; 58 slides)

Series 14: Ibo Mbari and Igbo Peoples and Artwork, circa 1967-circa 1985 (Binder 6; 212 slides)

Series 15: Art and Ceremonies, circa 1967-circa 1991 (Binder 6; 493 slides)

Series 16: Body Arts, Nuba People (Sudan) and Fulani and Bororo People (Niger), circa 1973-circa 1979 (Binder 7; 64 slides)

Series 17: People, Scenic Views and Animals of Kenya, Sudan, Angola, and Ghana, circa 1972-circa 1985 (Binder 7; 168 slides)

Series 18: Peoples and Arts of Ghana, Mali, and the Ivory Coast, circa 1966-circa 1992 (Binder 7; 406 slides)

Series 19: Published Maps and Photos, circa 1968-circa 1985 (Binder 8; 70 slides)

Series 20: Nigerian Masks and Art Objects, circa 1967-circa 1978 (Binder 8; 396 slides)

Series 21: Yoruba Festivals, People, and Art in Nigeria, circa 1967-circa 1988 (Binders 8-9; 128 slides)

Series 22: Yoruba Photography and Textiles, circa 1975-circa 1983 (Binder 9; 54 slides)

Series 23: Ife-Olu, Ilishan, circa 1980-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 87 slides)

Series 24: Yoruba Festivals, People, Hairstyles, Ibeji Objects, Eshu Figures, and Oya and Orishala Priests, Priestesses, and Shrines, circa 1966-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 168 slides)

Series 25: Shango, circa 1970-circa 1983 (Binder 10, 162 slides)

Series 26: Ara Festival, 1975 (Binder 10; 174 slides)

Series 27: Ceremonies and Festivals, Portraits, Art and Ceremonial Objects, Domestic and Market Scenes, circa 1969-circa 2005 (Binders 10-11; 759 slides)

Series 28: Yoruba Art Objects, and Domestic, Work, and Festival Scenes, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 11; 104 slides)

Series 29: Manuscript and Printed Materials, 1973-circa 2005 (Binder 12)

Biographical/Historical note:

Artist, anthropologist, and art historian Dr. Marilyn Hammersley Houlberg was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939. Houlberg received an Associate of Arts degree from Wright Junior College (1959) and a BFA from the University of Chicago (1963). After graduating, she traveled to North Africa and explored Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. In 1964, Houlberg researched Haitian art, religion, and indigenous photography in Haiti and in 1965 was awarded a scholarship for graduate study from the University of Chicago. There she completed her MAT in Art History in 1967. Following graduation, Houlberg worked at the Nigerian Museum in Lagos, where she documented Yoruba sculpture, masquerades, religion, body art, and indigenous photography.

She began her teaching career at the University of Chicago as a lecturer on African art and African civilization, working there from 1971 to 1973. At the University of London, Houlberg earned a Masters in Anthropology, producing the thesis Yoruba Twin Sculpture and Ritual (1973). She also extensively photographed her travels abroad in Yorubaland. Between 1974 and 1990, Houlberg taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia College, Kalamazoo College, and Northwestern University. From 1974 to 2008 she continued teaching at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, lecturing on Yoruba art and ritual in West Africa and the New World, and the art and ritual of Vodou in Haiti.

Houlberg has lectured worldwide at numerous museums and symposiums since 1972, including in Lagos, Nigeria; Jacmel, Haiti; Toronto, Canada; Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; and Cologne, Germany. Her essays have been published in several issues of African Arts. Some of Houlberg's significant publications include Arts of the Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou, in Sacred Waters: Arts for Mami Wata and Other Divinities in Africa and the Diaspora (2008) and Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou: Lasiren, Queen of Mermaids, in Mami-Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and the African-Atlantic World (2008). The exhibition Mami-Wata at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (2009) featured her photographs.

Provenance:

Marilyn Houlberg, 733 West 18th St., Chicago, IL 60616, Donation, 20050320, 2005-0002

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.

Occupation:

Weavers  Search this

Artists  Search this

Topic:

Shrines  Search this

Masks  Search this

Domestic scenes  Search this

Egúngún (Cult)  Search this

Ethnology -- Nigeria  Search this

Gelede (Yoruba rite)  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Marketplaces  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Ere ibeji  Search this

Works of art in situ  Search this

Art, African  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Festivals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Photographic prints

Photographs

Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729173a75-b645-455f-b66b-ae08d0d2102e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2005-002

Photographer:

Pringle, Robert, 1936-  Search this

Names:

Roy, Christopher D.  Search this

Extent:

2136 Slides (photographs) (color , 35mm.)

829 Negatives (photographic) (color , 35mm.)

Culture:

Maasai (African people)  Search this

Fula (African people)  Search this

Lobi (African people)  Search this

Bobo (African people)  Search this

Dogon (African people)  Search this

Mossi (African people)  Search this

Tuaregs  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Negatives (photographic)

Negatives

Portraits

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Burkina Faso

Kenya

Mali

Date:

circa 1980-1989

Summary:

The collection contains 2136 color 35mm slides and 829 color 35mm negatives taken by Robert Pringle, former Ambassador to Mali, between 1980-1989. The images were taken in Mali, Burkina Faso and Kenya, and depict masquerades, vernacular architecture (including Dogon doors and granaries), mosques, marketplace scenes, pottery, masks (including plank and leaf masks), weaving, art in situ, animals and landscapes. Culture groups represented in the collection include the Tuareg, Lobi, Maasai, Mossi, Dogon, Fula and Bobo (Bwa) peoples. Ambassador Pringle traveled with photographer Christopher Roy and some of Pringle's images depict Roy at work with his own camera.

Arrangement note:

Arranged geographically by country and chronologically therein. Arrangement reflects the original order established by the photographer.

Biographical/Historical note:

Robert Pringle is a retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer and historian specializing in interethnic relations, economic development, and the role of culture. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Mali from 1987 to 1990. His other official postings included Indonesia, the Philippines, Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, and South Africa. He has written three books on Southeast Asian history and politics, of which the most recent is A Short History of Bali: Indonesia's Hindu Realm (2004).

General note:

Title provided by EEPA staff.

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:

Pottery  Search this

Fairs  Search this

Masks  Search this

Masks, African  Search this

Markets  Search this

Art in situ -- Photographs  Search this

Animals  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Mosques  Search this

Natural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Weaving  Search this

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Negatives

Portraits

Color slides

Citation:

Robert and Barbara Pringle photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2006-006

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74eb0656d-6ccb-4359-b980-87543747ac55

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2006-006

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Brazzaville)

Date:

ca. 1909

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on recto reads: "Congo Français. La mort du chef Sangho: En exposition dans une chaise pliante."

Translated caption reads: "French Congo. The death of the Sangho Chief: On display in a folding chair."

Postmarks on recto and verso. Manuscript message and address on verso.

This picture was taken by Auguste Béchaud ca. 1909 in a Sango village nearby Mobaye in the Oubangui River. [Provided by Juan Fandos-Ruis and Didier Carité] [Sources: Bradshaw, Richard and Juan Fandos-Rius, "Béchaud, Augustee (1874-1912)" in Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic, 111. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, New Editions 2016. Carité, Didier, Auguste Béchaud, photographe-soldat en Afrique centrale 1909-1912, 2009.]

Local Numbers:

EEPA CF-23-06

Provenance:

I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.

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:

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140821

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71193f945-2027-4965-9550-2535d08d886e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2190

Creator:

Plowden, David  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1981

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs documenting the steel industry. Subjects include blast furnaces, steel mills, ore barges, and other related subjects.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical/Historical note:

David Plowden (1932-) is an American photographer of urban cities, steam trains, American farmlands, and small towns.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

David Plowden North American Bridge Photographs

Photographs Plowden took of bridges, aqueducts and viaducts all over the United States and a few in Canada. The photographs are of various types of bridges: truss, suspension, covered. Some photographs feature close-up details of architectural elements, such as arches, chains, towers and ornamentation.

Materials at Other Organizations

Chicago History Museum

David Plowden photograph collection

Includes photographs of steel mills and coke plants, automobile assembly factories, oil refineries, printing plants, food processing plants, and other industries in Chicago's Central Manufacturing District and other locations in the Chicago metropolitan area and northern Indiana. Includes transportation yards for railroads and trucks, and some scenes of the Calumet River and the Indiana Harbor. Many buildings show the demise of industry in these locations.

Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

David Plowden photographs and papers, 1948-2011

This collection consists of photographs and papers that document the work of David Plowden as a photographer and author, 1948-2011.

Buffalo History Museum

David Plowden photographic collection, 1968-1985

featuring Buffalo waterfront scenes, grain elevators, steel mills, and Great Lakes steamers. Also includes photographs of places other than Buffalo.

Library of Congress

Photographs of architecture, landscapes, and transportation in the United States and Canada

hese large-format photographs show details of vernacular architecture buildings such as barns; rural, small town, industrial, and urban landscape scenes; and transportation (railroads, ferries, steamships, and roadways).

Provenance:

Collection donated by David Plowden, 1985.

Donated by David Plowden to the Museum's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry) in 1984.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Blast furnaces  Search this

Steel industry and trade  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

David Plowden Steel Manufacturing Photographs, 1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1020

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David Plowden Steel Manufacturing Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c7caeaf5-439e-4f6f-b433-0d2d3e1b6b9b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1020

Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Sudan

Date:

1947

Scope and Contents:

Pyramids in Meroe, Sudan.

Local Numbers:

T 6 SUD 1 EE 47

General:

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

Local Note:

Frame value is 13.

Slide No. T 6 SUD 1 EE 47

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:

Vernacular architecture  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 18528

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Sudan

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ad1a5efa-840b-4948-8449-1242e1f0b839

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref10054