Object Details
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
Collection Photographer
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
Collection Citation
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Woman Plowing, Transkei, 1947. Original title by Constance Stuart Larrabee. Photographic image, from the rear, of a woman navigating a plow that is being pulled by several oxen. During this time, all over the Transkei region, women were at work in the fields because most young and fit men were away working at the mines. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1947.
In 1947, Constance Staurt Larrabee visited the Transkei. She was there researching the housing problems in Southern Africa.
There are no prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
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Local Note
Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 6-289
Place
Africa
South Africa
Topic
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Animals -- Africa
Cattle -- Africa
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
See more items in
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Xhosa Peoples, Transkei, South Africa
Sponsor
The cataloging of the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection was supported by a grant from The Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-061338
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic prints
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Photographic prints
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1998-006_ref1840
Large EAD
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EEPA.1998-006
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1539205658568-1539205663008-0