Smelting center and railroad yard, Lubumbashi, Congo (Democratic Republic)

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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

"A company town dominated by the mining industry, Lubumbashi is an administrative urban sub-region, lying on the Shaba high plateau. Open-pit and underground mines operate around the city as well as refineries that produce semirefined, and pure copper, rolled and wire copper products, as well as by-products of copper ore." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited Lubumbashi, the capital of Katanga region. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref4726

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f995b66c-5f7d-48d3-a3d2-ad396bb24c3f

Local Numbers

Q 3 ZAI 9.53 EE 72

General

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

Local Note

0058

Frame value is 9.

Slide No. Q 3 ZAI 9.53 EE 72

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Industries

Aerial photography

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1972

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 13742

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_ref4726

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f995b66c-5f7d-48d3-a3d2-ad396bb24c3f

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955038797-3

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