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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Congopresse study photographs, EEPA 1993-016
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1993-016
- Creators:
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Congopresse
- Dates:
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1930-1960
- Languages:
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Multiple languages.
- Physical Description:
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392 Photographic prints(4 albums)black & white18 x 24 mm.
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1234
Photographs taken by Congopresse photographers in the Belgian Congo. Accompanying the images are French and Flemish language captions which include specific information on locations and photographers, though often without dates.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Images indexed by negative number.
Administration
Custodial History note
Donated by the African Study Center of Boston University which had received them from the African Museum Tervuren, Belgium (formerly the Central African Museum or Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale), 1993. The African Museum Tervuren holds the archives of the Congopresse.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Conditions Governing Use note
For study purposes only. Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisangani (Congo) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kinshasa (Congo) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kasai River Valley (Angola and Congo) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ruwenzori Mountains (Uganda and Congo) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Africa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Black-and-white photographs | Genre Form | 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
