The business district, Le Plateau, seen from across the river, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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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

Abidjan lies on the Ebrie Lagoon. The business district, Le Plateau, is the centre of the city. It lies with Cocody, Deux Plateaux (the richest neighbourhood with mansions) and the slum area of Adjamé on the north shore of the lagoon, while Treichville and Marcory lie to the south, Abobo-Doume and Yopougon to the west and Boulay Island in the middle of the lagoon. Further south lies Port Bouët, home to the airport and main seaport. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79c0ec456-7cf9-42c9-948a-e457b203bee8

Local Numbers

EENG-VIII-46, 18A.

General

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

Place

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Côte d'Ivoire

Extent

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

Date

1971

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 09769

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

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79c0ec456-7cf9-42c9-948a-e457b203bee8

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013488-5

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