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Ecole de Formation d'Officiers, Kananga, 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 photograph depicts first class of the Ecole de Formation d'Officiers with their Belgian officers and NCO's (faculty), under ceramic mural, commemorating the WWI Battle of Tabora. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited the military training center at Kananga, capital of Kasai Occidental Province. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref3614

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo708a5279d-e1f1-4128-9a78-91633d181a40

Local Numbers

O 3 ZAI 204 EE 70

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

98
Frame value is 29.
Slide No. O 3 ZAI 204 EE 70

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Education
Armed Forces
Mural painting and decoration

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Kananga, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 12748

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides

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

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref3614
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo708a5279d-e1f1-4128-9a78-91633d181a40
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955038170-5

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