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A Flamboyant tree, Bamako, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “A Flamboyant tree, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2136
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A float in a parade at an Independence Day celebration, Franceville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “A float in a parade at an Independence Day celebration, Franceville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3281
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A floor plan of Medhane Alem Cathedral, Lalibela, Ethiopia

1965-1996

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Cataloged as “A floor plan of Medhane Alem Cathedral, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0144
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A flowering plant, Barentu region, Eritrea

1996

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Cataloged as “A flowering plant, Barentu region, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1438
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A flowering plant in a war zaone, Geleba or Senafe, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A flowering plant in a war zaone, Geleba or Senafe, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1478
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A flowering plant in a war zone, Geleba or Senafe, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A flowering plant in a war zone, Geleba or Senafe, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1496
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A flowering plant on a road in front of the IFAN Museum, Saint-Louis, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A flowering plant on a road in front of the IFAN Museum, Saint-Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060163
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A flowering vine of the wall of the IFAN Historical Museum, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A flowering vine of the wall of the IFAN Historical Museum, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060056
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A food store near the Place Faidherbe with murals of Amadou Bamba on the outside, Saint -Louis, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A food store near the Place Faidherbe with murals of Amadou Bamba on the outside, Saint -Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060126
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A foot bridge on the trail to Matapi

1978

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Donor notes read: "A foot bridge on the trail to Matapi. Taken Oct.- Nov. 1978 during P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is FEB 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1328
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A foot bridge on the way to Matapi (Limba village near Mabonto)

1978

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Donor notes read: "A foot bridge on the way to Matapi (Limba village near Mabonto). Taken Oct.- Nov. 1978 during P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is FEB 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1311
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A foot bridge with handrails

1978

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Donor notes read: "A foot bridge with hand rails. (bad focus) Taken Oct. 1978 at P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is JAN 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1281
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A Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo) containing stored Masquerade costumes, Ikao, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A Forest Shrine (Ugbe Ebo) containing stored Masquerade costumes, Ikao, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5466
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A fountain in downtown Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A fountain in downtown Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020119
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A frame for gardening in the back yard of the Jenness residence in Kainji, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A frame for gardening in the back yard of the Jenness residence in Kainji, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0425
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A fresco of the Virgin Mary and Child in Biete Maryam church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

1997

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Cataloged as “A fresco of the Virgin Mary and Child in Biete Maryam church, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1300
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A Friend from Long Ago

1981

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of an old friend of Frank Espada, the photographer. The man is seated against a blurred background in an outside area. His body is facing forward but his head is turned to his proper right side,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.35
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"A Friend in Army France"

ca. 1918

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A photographic postcard depicting a World War I soldier posing with a figure in a dress. The two appear in front of a painted studio backdrop, with the image of the figure in the dress having been captured elsewhere and added into the image. Inscribed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.105
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A friend of Betty LaDuke's, Asmara, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “A friend of Betty LaDuke's, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0941
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A friend of Betty LaDuke's dressed for a wedding ceremony at St. Michael's Orthodox Church, Asmara, Eritrea

circa 1997

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Cataloged as “A friend of Betty LaDuke's dressed for a wedding ceremony at St. Michael's Orthodox Church, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1184
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A friend of Betty LaDuke's eating with a couple inside of a tent where wedding preparations are taking place for a ceremony, Keren, Eritrea

circa 1997

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Cataloged as “A friend of Betty LaDuke's eating with a couple inside of a tent where wedding preparations are taking place for a ceremony, Keren, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1194
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A friend of Betty LaDuke's sitting in the landscape near Biete Gabriel Raphael church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

1997

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Cataloged as “A friend of Betty LaDuke's sitting in the landscape near Biete Gabriel Raphael church, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1329
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A friend of Betty LaDuke's standing by the Queen of Sheba's Bath at the Axum World Heritage site, Axum, Ethiopia

1997

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Cataloged as “A friend of Betty LaDuke's standing by the Queen of Sheba's Bath at the Axum World Heritage site, Axum, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1404
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A friend of Betty LaDuke's standing next to a man in a rock hewn entryway near Biete Gabriel Raphael church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

1997

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Cataloged as “A friend of Betty LaDuke's standing next to a man in a rock hewn entryway near Biete Gabriel Raphael church, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1332
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