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 South Africa, Elisofon visited Potgietersrus (today called Mokopane), a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The town was established by the Voortrekkers and named Potgietersrus after the Voortrekker leader Piet Potgieter. The name was changed to Mokopane in 2003. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
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Local Numbers
Negative number 24658, C-2A, 14.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "R 5 SAf. South Africa. Potgietersrust. Bean pickers being trucked to nearby farm. "Masatu" or 'Mangatu" people probably a Sotho sub-group. 3/1947. EE. neg.no. 24658, C-2A, 14." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
South Africa
Topic
Transportation
Agriculture
Cultural landscapes
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 05577
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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Large EAD
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016239-4