Young women cleaning dirt from Robusta coffee, Beni, 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

"In the 1980s, coffee was Zaire's largest agricultural export. Two major varieties are grown in Zaire: the hearthy robusta that is grown in the Ubangi, Uele, Kivu, Kasai, and Bas-Zaire areas; and the lighter Arabica, which constitutes one-fifth of the total crop, that grows in the higher altitudes of eastern Kivu and Ituri." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press, Inc.]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited Beni and the Semliki river, near Lake Albert. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref5019

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7765568dc-3b58-43ae-ad59-4748f36947e6

Local Numbers

Q 3 ZAI 56 EE 70

General

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

Local Note

Frame value is 26.

Slide No. Q 3 ZAI 56 EE 70

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Agriculture

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Beni, 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 14002

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_ref5019

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7765568dc-3b58-43ae-ad59-4748f36947e6

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955037535-3

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