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Street vendor selling popcorn, Lagos, Nigeria

African Art Museum

Street vendor selling popcorn, Lagos, Nigeria
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Object Details

sova.eepa.2000-007_ref765
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79d703dad-3f8f-4336-80a1-8daae9d97d7a
Local Numbers
35/1959-1960 EEPA 2000-070257
General
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Collection Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Marketing
Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
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Simon Ottenberg photographs
Extent
1 Slide (col.)
Date
1959-1960
Custodial History
Donated by Simon Ottenberg, 2000.
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0257
Type
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
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
Color slides
Scope and Contents
This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while on his way to conduct field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.
Original caption reads, "Lagos, August 1959. Popcorn seller." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Other Archival Materials
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
EEPA.2000-007_ref765
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79d703dad-3f8f-4336-80a1-8daae9d97d7a
EEPA.2000-007
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536864686513-1536864686749-1

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