The Emir of Katsina, Sir Alhaji Usman Nagogo, at the new Law Courts building dedication, Katsina, Nigeria

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Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

Mr. Justice Hurley and Emir of Katsina are attending the new Law Courts building dedication. The building houses the Chief Justice's Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Sharia Court of Appeal. [Eliot Elisofon's original field notes]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref10570

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75652546d-4979-43d7-9ac9-8da4852e9d3d

Local Numbers

C 2 NIG 18.32 EE 59

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Time Life no. 58482 4

Frame value is 19.

Slide No. C 2 NIG 18.32 EE 59

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Leaders

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Judges

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Hausa (African people)

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Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1959

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 1899

Type

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

EEPA.1973-001_ref10570

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75652546d-4979-43d7-9ac9-8da4852e9d3d

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015473-4

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