Eleventh Foundation Day anniversary at University College, faculty members and new graduates in front of Trenchard Hall, Ibadan, 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, "Scene outside Trenchard Hall at University College, Ibadan, after the congregation for the reception of graduates, which was held in Trenchard Hall as part of the Foundation Day celebrations on November 17, 1959. We would call it a graduation ceremony. This was the Eleventh Foundation Day anniversary, and 136 students graduated. In the pictures, the new graduates mill around among faculty members, and friends and relatives in front of Trenchard Hall." [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.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref2925

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70a493e88-ff53-4dc1-ab81-7db9a0546e71

Local Numbers

O 2 NIG 39.2 EE 59

General

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

Local Note

58482 70

Frame value is 23.

Slide No. O 2 NIG 39.2 EE 59

Place

Africa

Nigeria

Topic

Education

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 12128

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_ref2925

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70a493e88-ff53-4dc1-ab81-7db9a0546e71

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871015751-3

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