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
"Active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of east-central Africa. It lies in the volcano region of Virunga National Park, Congo (Kinshasa), near the border with Rwanda, 12 miles (19 km) north of Goma. It is 11,385 feet (3,470 metres) high, with a main crater 1.3 miles (2 km) wide and 820 feet (250 metres) deep containing a liquid lava pool. Some older craters on the mountain are noted for their plant life." ["Mount Nyiragongo." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 21 May 2009]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.
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Local Numbers
U 3 ZAI 606 EE 72
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
0081
Frame value is 5.
Slide No. U 3 ZAI 606 EE 72
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Natural landscapes
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1972
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 20326
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
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