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:
Higbee, Edwin Converse
Dates:
1929
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
6 Film reels
reels (1 hr 49 min)
silent, black & white
16 mm. 2348 ft
7 Film reels
reels (2 hr 3 min)
silent, black & white
16 mm. 2793 ft
126 Photographic prints
(1 v.)
black & white
7 x 13 cm.
126 Photographic prints
dupe prints (2 v.)
black & white
7 x 13 cm.
Repository:
Container:
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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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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
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