Zamālik, Jazīrat az Island. Cairo, Egypt

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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

The photograph depicts the southern extremity of Zamālik, Jazīrat az Island (Gezirah Island) with Tahrir (Liberation) Bridge and 590-foot-high Cairo Tower. The edifice was built in 1957 and is surmounted by a revolving restaurant and a radio and television mast. 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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7fc78ef70-3e07-4d0a-87fa-c95a48307413

Local Numbers

Negative number 1959 C-4, 3.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "S 6 Egy. Egypt. Cairo. View of the Nile from Nile Hilton hotel. Note: New Communication tower in the center. 1959. EE. neg.no. 1959 C-4, 3." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Egypt

Topic

Townscapes

Cultural landscapes

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1959

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 05611

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

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7fc78ef70-3e07-4d0a-87fa-c95a48307413

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013628-1

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