Fort St. Jago, Elmina, Ghana

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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

"Fort St. Jago (previously known as Fort Coenraadsburg) was built by the Dutch in the seventeenth century and commands a view of much of the town. Twentieth-century renovations have roofed the bastions and reduced the height of the tower." [DeCorse Ch., 2001: An Archaeology of Elmina. Smithsonian Institution Press]. During his trip to Ghana, Elisofon visited Cape coast, Accra, Besease, the Kumasi area, and Elmina. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70ac44a34-277d-40de-911d-29dc1c722a62

Local Numbers

EENG-V-15, 21.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "T 2 Gha. Ghana. Elmina. Fort St. Jago (Fort Conraadsburg), built by the Dutch in 1637. 7/1970. EE. neg.no. V-15, 21." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Ghana

Topic

Cultural landscapes

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 05948

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.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014430-0

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