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Boats on the bank of the Benue River, near Markudi crossing, Nigeria

African Art Museum

Boats on the bank of the Benue River, near Markudi crossing, Nigeria
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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

During his trip to Nigeria, Elisofon visited the Benue plateau region, near Makurdi crossing. 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.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref5241

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7948cb9ca-0ae0-48ed-bd7a-996c517fdfc3

Local Numbers

R 1 NIG 29 EE 71

General

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

Local Note

22
Frame value is 12.
Slide No. R 1 NIG 29 EE 71

Place

Africa
Nigeria

Topic

Transportation

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Nigeria

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1971

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 14195

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_ref5241
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7948cb9ca-0ae0-48ed-bd7a-996c517fdfc3
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871016164-2

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