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 house in the form of a ship, with two surimposed arcade galleries, built in 1771 by the half-caste Victoria Abis. In 1873, it housed the judiciary and the following year, the civilian prison. In 1954, the French Institute of Black Africa, opened the first historical museum there. Presently, it is the office of the Gorée-Almadies Memorial Foundation. During his trip to Senegal, Elisofon visited Dakar, its surroundings as well as Gorée (island). This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
EENG-V-21, 37.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "T 1 Sen. Senegal. Goree Island. Building built in the shape of a boat. 7/1970. EE. neg.no. V-21, 37." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Senegal
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Historic sites
Slave trade -- Africa -- History
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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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 05853
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-1536870822481-1536871016229-0