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Afro-Asian Solidarity Congress Secretariat. Cairo, Egypt

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Local Numbers
Negative number 1959 C-4, 22.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "S 6 Egy. Egypt. Cairo. African-Asian Secretariat. 1959. EE. neg.no. 1959 C-4, 22." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Place
Africa
Egypt
Topic
Townscapes
Cultural landscapes
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Egypt
Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1959
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 05663
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. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Scope and Contents
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.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871013632-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74f09ea6a-4c9e-432e-9f58-506eaed4fd84

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Afro-Asian Solidarity Congress Secretariat. Cairo, Egypt
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