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
The photograph depicts local cocoa farmer Michael Ige's and his family. Cocoa is the largest cash crop from Nigeria. 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.
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Local Numbers
A 2 YRB 1.1 EE 59
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Time Life Magazine no. 58482 1 27
Frame value is 10.
Slide No. A 2 YRB 1.1 EE 59
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Topic
Agriculture
Portraits
Households
Baskets
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Yoruba (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 226
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_ref14592
Large EAD
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871015395-1