Horse-drawn carriage. Tanta, Nile Delta region, Egypt

Object Details

Local Numbers: Negative number 1959 C-8, 32.
General: Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note: Typed index card reads, "R 6 Egy. Egypt. Tanta. Horse-drawn carriage. 1959. EE. neg.no. 1959 C-8, 32." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

See more items in: Eliot Elisofon Field collection; Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Egypt

Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Type: Archival materials; Negatives (photographic); Black-and-white negatives; Negatives

Collection Citation: Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

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.

Scope and Contents: During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited Tanta, in the Nile Delta region. "A typically busy street in the town of Tanta. Though automobiles are increasingly popular, they have not replaced horse-drawn carriages like the one in the center of the photograph." [Eliot Elisofon, Laurens Van Der Post, 1964: The Nile, The Viking Press]. 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.

Collection Restrictions: Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.