Object Details
Photographer
Bracher, Maya
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
"A great deal of fishing is at the subsistence level or on a small commercial level. There were some commercial fishing operations by European-owned companies on the great lakes, but these virtually disappeared after Zairanization (between 1973 and 1975). [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited Vitshumbi, a fishing harbour on the south shore of Lake Edward (Lake Rutanzige), which is shallow, and has an impoverished fish fauna. This photograph was taken when Maya Bracher accompanied Eliot Elisofon on assignment for Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.
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Local Numbers
EENG-IX-3, 37.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "L 3 Zai. Zaire. Vitshumbi, Lake Idi Amin. Removing fish (telapia) from nets. 11/1970. Maya Bracher. neg.no. IX-3, 37." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Fishing
Animals -- Africa
Photographer
Bracher, Maya
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1970
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 04045
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
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
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
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