Panoramic view of the city. Alexandria, Nile Delta region, 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

Alexandria (Arabic Al-Iskandariyah) lies north-west of the Nile delta and stretches along a narrow land strip between the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Mariut (Mareotis)." [The J.P.Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographic Names]. The photograph depicts Qāʼit Bāy fort (Arabic Qalʻat Qāyitbāy). The Mamluk fort was constructed in 1477. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e0dc122e-92ba-40d0-b34b-fa1e8140bedd

Local Numbers

Negative number 62165 C-6, 8.

General

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

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "U 6 Egy. Egypt. Alexandria. Distant view of the city. 3/1961. EE. neg.no. 62165 C-6, 8." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Egypt

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Extent

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

Date

1961

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 07859

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-1536870822481-1536871013807-4

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