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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Senegal photographs, EEPA 1989-003
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1989-003
- Dates:
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between 1880-1913
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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14 Photographic printsCartes-de-Vista (1 box)black & white46 Photographic printsdupe printsblack & white8 x 10 in. or smaller8 Photographic prints(1 box)black & white18.5 x 40 cm. or smaller32 Photographic printscabinet cards (1 box)black & white4 x 5.5 in.
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Photographs and cabinet cards from Senegal collected by the staff of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, during the 1980s. Popular from the mid-1860s through the 1900s, cabinet cards were commercially produced 4" x 5 1/2" photoprints mounted on card stock measuring 4 1/4" x 6 1/2", often with an embossed studio name in the corner. Frequently sold as collectors' items, these cards often contained images of attractive women or royalty of various nationalities. Images include cabinet cards from the Bonnevide Photographic Studio and from J. Barbier.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Images indexed by negative number.
Administration
Author
Paul Wood
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
NMAfA: National Museum of African Art,, Smithsonian Institution, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, 950 Independence Ave, S.W. Washington, DC 20560-0708;, Transfer;, 1989;, 1989-0003
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Conditions Governing Use
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Conditions Governing Access note
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Keywords
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 708
Washington, DC 20013-7012
elisofonarchives@si.edu