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A wall with windows of a rock-hewn church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

1997

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Cataloged as “A wall with windows of a rock-hewn church, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1365
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A war zone near Geleba, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A war zone near Geleba, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1560
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A water seller gathering water, Tombouctou, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A water seller gathering water, Tombouctou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2982
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A water tributary in use by the Manzanar Project outside of Massawa, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A water tributary in use by the Manzanar Project outside of Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1819
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A watercolor by Djiberi Ndoye, which he uses as a model for his glass paintings, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A watercolor by Djiberi Ndoye, which he uses as a model for his glass paintings, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020150
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A waterfall along the Route de Guinée, near Bamako, Mali

1967-1968

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Cataloged as “A waterfall along the Route de Guinée, near Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2130
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A waterfall at Kribi, Kribi, Cameroon

1965-1996

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Cataloged as “A waterfall at Kribi, Kribi, Cameroon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0092
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A waterfall on the River Mpassa, as seen during an airplane flight from Moanda to Franceville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “A waterfall on the River Mpassa, as seen during an airplane flight from Moanda to Franceville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3263
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A weaver making cloth in Bamako, Mali

1967-1971

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Cataloged as “A weaver making cloth in Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0276
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

A Well-Spent Life

1971

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A documentary film with the title A Well Spent Life. It consists of a single reel of color polyester film with optical sound. The documentary profiles Texas guitarist, husband and sharecropper Mance Lipscomb. In addition to his commentary on various…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.84.1a
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A well with a thatched roof in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A well with a thatched roof in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2095
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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

A. Wilberforce Williams

1865–1940

Albert Wilberforce Williams (January 31, 1865 – February 26, 1940), was an American physician, surgeon, educator, and journalist. He worked in Chicago for most of his career and specialized in internal medicine, the treatment of tuberculosis, and heart…

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A window with latticework in the Old Town of Massawa, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A window with latticework in the Old Town of Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0148
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A witch doctor

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "A Witch Doctor.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-18-02
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A Woldo village, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A Woldo village, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0437
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A Wolof compound near Wassu

1980

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Donor notes read: "A Wolof compound near Wassu; note the people at the well. Trip with Dale Williams, July, 1980. The date on the slide is SEP 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1444
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A woman and child cooking, DeCorse's house, Mabonto

1978

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Donor notes read: "A woman and child cooking; my house, Mabonto. Taken 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.1993-028-1368
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A woman and child in a courtyard near Dogon granaries, Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A woman and child in a courtyard near Dogon granaries, Sanga, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2913
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

A Woman and Child in a Doorway

1975; printed 2005

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This image depicts a young woman holding a small child in her right arm. The woman, with short hair, wears an open jacket, pants and sneakers. The child wears a half zipped jacket and matching pants and stares directly at the viewer. The woman stands…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.197.9
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A woman and dog in a sidecar

ca. 1923-1925

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Cataloged as “A woman and dog in a sidecar” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0053
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A woman and girls preparing chop, girl pounding casava leaf

1978

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Donor notes read: "A woman and girls preparing chop; girl pounding casava leaf; Mabonto. 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.1993-028-1299
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A woman and her child preparing food at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A woman and her child preparing food at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1812
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A woman and her children standing in front of laundry drying in a camp outside of Nakfa, Nakfa, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A woman and her children standing in front of laundry drying in a camp outside of Nakfa, Nakfa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1886
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A woman and her children standing with their donkeys on a street́, Djenné, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A woman and her children standing with their donkeys on a street́, Djenné, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1912
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