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
Original title reads, "Owen Falls dam, separating Lake Victoria from the Victoria Nile. Water gushing out of dam is from a sluice gate for overflow water not needed in generating electricity. The power plant was officially opened April 29, 1954, by Queen Elisabeth II, and supllies power to portions of Uganda and Kenya. It is operated by the Uganda Electricity Board." [Elisofon field notes, August 1959-December 1959]
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
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Local Numbers
L 4 UGA 4 EE 59
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
57938 56
Frame value is 7.
Slide No. L 4 UGA 4 EE 59
Place
Africa
Uganda
Topic
Industries
Fishing
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1959
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 10285
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.
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Large EAD
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016589-5