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 Longido mountain rises up steeply from the plains and forms an important point of orientation for people in the wide surroundings. On the mountain and the surrounding plains Maasai warriors wander about with their cattle looking for pasture and water. The Struthio camelus massaicus in East Africa, is sometimes called the Masai Ostrich. Their range is essentailly limited to most of Kenya and Tanzania and parts of Southern Somalia where it grazes in the open savanna and miombo habitat. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
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Local Numbers
Negative number 24658, C-9A, 27.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "V 4 Tan. Tanzania, near Longido. 3 ostriches. 3/1947. EE. neg.no. 24658, C-9A, 27." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Tanzania
Topic
Natural landscapes
Animals -- Africa
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 08342
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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