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
During his trip to Rwanda, Eliot Elisofon visited the town of Butare. Before Rwanda's independence in 1962, the town was called Astrida. 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 4 TTS 1 EE 59
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Time Life no. 57938 1 17
Frame value is 16.
Slide No. A 4 TTS 1 EE 59
Place
Africa
Rwanda
Topic
Portraits
Women
Hairstyles -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Tutsi (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 876
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
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016213-5