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The Congo River. Between Basoko and Yangambi, Congo (Democratic Republic)

African Art Museum

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 Yangambi Reserve is situated within the Congo River Basin west of the City of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Secondary forests, semi-deciduous secondary rain forests, rain forests, climax forests dominate the biosphere reserve. The site is very important from a biodiversity point of view since it hosts about 32,000 tree species." This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref34829

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cfd66f33-e3ca-4a98-9265-53e2720dfa7d

Local Numbers

EENG-I-7, 9A.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "U 3 Zai. Zaire. Zaire River. Near Yangambi. 4/1970. EE. neg.no. I-7, 9A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Natural landscapes
Aerial photography

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970

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 07751

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.
EEPA.1973-001_ref34829
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cfd66f33-e3ca-4a98-9265-53e2720dfa7d
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013222-4

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