Players in action at Nigeria vs. Dahomey (Benin) soccer game, Lagos, 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

Original title reads, "Action during Nigeria-Dahomey (Benin) soccer (football) game. The Nigerian team is called the 'Red Devils.' The Nigerian team wears red jerseys, the Dahomeys green and yellow. The final score was 10-1 for Nigeria." [Elisofon field notes, August 1959-December 1959]

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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7961238ce-1026-4e70-95f3-31179adf3d9e

Local Numbers

N 2 NIG 175.1 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

58482 1 18

Frame value is 35.

Slide No. N 2 NIG 175.1 EE 59

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Recreation

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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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 11507

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_ref2231

Large EAD

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015723-6

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