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Mittlebrook, J.E.
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1898
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50 photographic prints ((1 box), black & white, 13.5 x 20 cm. or smaller)
50 photographic prints (dupe prints (1 v.), black & white, 8 x 10 in.)
50 photographic prints (black & white, 4 x 5 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1992-007
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Fifty photographs taken by J.E. Mittlebrook and published by D'Urban and Kimberley in 1898 in an album entitled, South African Souvenir.
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Stokes, Deborah
- Dates:
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circa 1895-circa 1915
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17 postcards (col.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2013-005
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Seventeen postcards taken from circa 1895-circa 1915 of Madeira Island, a port of call en route from Montreal to Captown; 8 postcards of Germiston, South Africa; and 15 postcards from the Transvaal region in South Africa, including in Ermelo. Postcards primarily depict towns, architecture, trains, boats and scenic views. Two of the postcards have n...
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Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
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Larrabee, Constance Stuart
- Dates:
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1900-1997
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circa 11000 negatives (photographic) (black and white and color, 2.5 x 2.5 inches or smaller)
circa 5000 Photographic prints (silver gelatin, black and white, 8 x 10 inches or smaller)
circa 20 Linear feet (Manuscript Materials)
5.4 Linear feet (Office Files)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1998-006
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection dates from 1900 to 1997 and mostly includes images taken in South Africa. The images document the peoples of South Africa, particularly the Loved, Ndebele, San, Sotho, Xhosa, and Zulu peoples. Locations photographed include Basutoland (now Lesotho), Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Johannesburg, Natal, Pretoria, Soweto, Swaziland, Transkei, Transvaal, the Umzimkulu Valley and Zululand. Manuscript and office files include clippings, correspondence, exhibition announcements, invitations and reviews, notes, essays, receipts, and other materials that document Larrabee's career, family history, and personal life.
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[circa 1950]
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half tone (black & white, 8.5 x 6.5 cm. )
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1997-016
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Half tone prints on cards published as a collectable set. Images are of Africans in indigenous dress in South Africa occupied with domestic activities.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
- Dates:
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1882
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0.31 Cubic feet (consisting of 1 flat box.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.02.SouthAfrica
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: South America forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.2: Geographical Categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
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[circa 1975]
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dupe slides (color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1977-002
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Slides collected by Lydia Puccinelli, Curator at the National Museum of African Art, from four photographers for a slide presentation in conjunction with a museum exhibition entitled, "Designs of the Ndebele: Beaded Craftwork in Africa," between 1977-1978. The photographers were Natalie Knight, owner of the Natalie Knight Gallery, in Johannesburg, South Africa; Suzanne Priebatsch, of Boston, Massachussetts; Peter Turner of Johannesburg, South Africa; H. de Lorm of Johannesburg, South Africa; and Rhoda Levinsohn of South Africa.
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Ashley, Burton E., 1908-
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1930-1952
- Size:
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665 negatives (photographic) (black & white, 4 x 5 in. or smaller)
520 negatives (photographic) (duplicate negatives; black & white, 4 x 5 in. or smaller)
10 postcards (black & white, 9 x 14 cm.)
157 slides (photographs) (color)
338 photographic prints (+ contact prints , black & white, 4 x 5 in. or smaller)
1 photographic print ((panograph), black & white, 6.3 x 20 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1979-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The photographs are cityscapes and landscapes taken by Burton E. Ashley in Egypt, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia during the early 1930s and early 1950s. The images include views of Cape Town, South Africa; Cairo, Egypt; Port Said, Egypt, and Mozambique. Architecture depicted includes buildings in Tanzania, a mission in Zambia and the Mohammed Ali Mosque in Cairo. Additionally, there are images of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and rivers and waterfalls including the Luangwa, Nile, Zambezi and Victoria Falls. The collection also includes photos of animals, geological features and vegetation.
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Rohrmann, G. F. (George F.)
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1970-1975
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129 color slides (35mm)
622 negatives (photographic) (black and white, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2018-003
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection depicts the everyday life and architecture of Basotho, Hausa, Makonde, Matabele, Pedi, Swazi, and Xhosa peoples in Nigeria, Southern Africa, and Tanzania.
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circa 1900
- Size:
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1 box
25 photographic prints (black & white, 10.5 x 16.5 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1988-008
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs from an album which documents 19th century built environments in Africa and Brazil including buildings, cities, docks and ships. The African photographs document Cape Town, South Africa, the docks and the Parliament; Dakar, Senegal, including the harbor and street scenes; and Libreville, Gabon, including government buildings and ships in Rio de Janeiro. Images of Brazil show government buildings and ships in Rio de Janeiro.
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Patterson, M. Marvin Breckinridge
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1932, circa 1960s-1970s
bulk 1932
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113 Photographic prints ((0.4 cubic feet), black and white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller )
3 Photographs ((1 folder), color)
7 manuscripts (document genre) ((4 folders), publications)
47 contact sheets ((0.2 cubic feet), black and white)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-009
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection measures 0.65 cubic feet, dates from 1932 - circa 1970s, and is primarily comprised of photographs taken by M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson during her trip with Olivia Stokes Hatch from Capetown, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt in 1932. The photographs document the peoples of Africa in Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Sudan, Tanganyika (now Tanzania), Uganda, Congo (Democratic Republic) and Zanzibar, including the Baila, San, Shona, Xhosa and Zulu peoples. There are also some publications and contact sheets in the collection.