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 town of Umm Durmān (Omdurman) is the largest city in Sudan, lying on the western banks of the river Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum. It grew rapidly after victory of al-Mahdī over British 1885; captured by Anglo-Egypitan forces 1898; developed into cultural, religious & commercial center of country; has large bazaar trading in hides, gum arabic, textiles & agricultural products." [The J.P.Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographic Names]. 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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Local Numbers
Negative number 1959 C-1, 18.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "S 3 Sud. Sudan. Khartoum. Aerial shots of Khartoum-Omdurman to the west. 1959. EE. neg.no. 1959 C-1, 18." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Sudan
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Aerial photography
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 07601
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
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