Domestic scenes in urban settlement, on Lagos Island, 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

The photograph depicts urban housing located at Oroyinyin Street, Idumota, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The three major urban islands of Lagos in Lagos Lagoon are Lagos Island, Ikoyi, and Victoria. These islands are separated from the mainland by the main channel draining the lagoon into the Atlantic, which forms Lagos Harbour. Lagos Island contains many of the largest markets in Lagos, its central business district, the central mosque, and the Oba's palace. 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_ref24798

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7da2dac3a-8e76-4906-90d2-9a436452a568

Local Numbers

J 2 NIG 19.1 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

58482 1 21

Frame value is 24.

Slide No. J 2 NIG 19.1 EE 59

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Domestic scenes

Households

Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs

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 7927

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_ref24798

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7da2dac3a-8e76-4906-90d2-9a436452a568

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015641-0

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