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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Uganda photographs, EEPA 2000-005, 1900
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2000-005
- Dates:
-
circa 1895 - 1925
- Languages:
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English,Ganda.
- Physical Description:
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91 Photographic prints(1 box)black & white11 x 15 cm. or smaller
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Front cover of the album is inscribed "Amy J. Welsh, June 19--, Igauga [Iganga], Busoga." Photographs from the Kingdoms of the Interlacustrine area in East Africa. Contains portraits of King Daudi, Four Kings and their Prime Ministers, Sir Apolo Kagwa, Chief Bongo, Reverand B. Musoke, and a Busoga Chief. Images also show relics in a Tutsi tomb, missionary hospital and schools, marketplaces, weddings and other daily life. Additional group and family photographs of Christian missionaries in the region.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Images indexed by page number.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Album was compiled by Christian missionary Amy J. Welsh while working in Iganga, Uganda between 1906 and 1925.
Administration
Author
Paul Wood Haley Steinhilber
Custodial History note
Purchase, 2000. Conserved through a preservation grant funded by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee, 2006.
Processing Information
Captions created by Archives staff with reference to handwritten captions. Some captions were translated into Ganda or Luganda by the album creator.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait photography -- Africa | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Uganda | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Africa | Geographic | 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
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-4690
Fax Number: Fax: 202-357-4879
elisofonarchives@si.edu
