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 Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the Moreau tea plantation in Makelele village. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967, visiting Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo).
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Local Numbers
Negative number OA 71264, C-2, 4A.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "M 3 Shi. Shi. Makelele, Zaire. Moreau tea plantation, orange pekoe. 12/10/1966. EE. neg.no. OA 71264, C-2, 4A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Agriculture
Women
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Shi (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1966
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 04197
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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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871012774-2