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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
E.C. Higbee's "Round Africa Cruise" video and photographs, EEPA 1989-011
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1989-011
- Creators:
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Higbee, Edwin Converse
- Dates:
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1929
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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6 Film reelsreels (1 hr 49 min)silent, black & white16 mm. 2348 ft7 Film reelsreels (2 hr 3 min)silent, black & white16 mm. 2793 ft126 Photographic prints(1 v.)black & white7 x 13 cm.126 Photographic printsdupe prints (2 v.)black & white7 x 13 cm.
- Repository:
- Container:
- 123
Photographs and film taken by Edwin Converse Higbee during his trip from Capetown to Cairo in 1929 aboard the S.S. Corinthia. The trip was sponsored by the Raymond & Whitcomb Co., a travel service based in Boston, Massachusetts, and promoted as a Round Africa Cruise. Images reflect a variety of people, countryside and architecture.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Images indexed by negative number.
Administration
Author
Paul Wood
Custodial History note
Motion pictures,donated by Trew Higbee Bennett, daughter of E.C. Higbee, 1989, to the Human Studies Film Archives.
Photographic prints,donated by Trew Higbee Bennett, daughter of E.C. Higbee, 1989, to the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives.
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.
Preferred Citation
E.C. Higbee's "Round Africa Cruise" videos and photographs, EEPA 1989-011, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Africa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cairo (Egypt) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aswan (Egypt) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Luxor (Egypt) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Karnak (Egypt) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Guinea | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Kenya | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Nairobi (Kenya) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Nile River | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
South Africa | Geographic | 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