Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Senegal photographs, EEPA 1989-003

Summary

Collection ID:
EEPA.1989-003
Dates:
between 1880-1913
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
14 Photographic prints
Cartes-de-Vista (1 box)
black & white
46 Photographic prints
dupe prints
black & white
8 x 10 in. or smaller
8 Photographic prints
(1 box)
black & white
18.5 x 40 cm. or smaller
32 Photographic prints
cabinet cards (1 box)
black & white
4 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

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Conditions Governing Access note
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Africa Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Senegal Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographic prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cabinet photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of African Art (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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