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Boat / ferry for Robben Island Museum tour Cape Town, South Africa

Date not recorded

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[Island prison where Nelson Mandela and many other political prisoners were held during the Apartheid era].

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1076
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Boat House Cabinda

[19--]

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Image of an open shelter and a boat within it. Text on front reads: "Boat House, Cabinda.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AO 1985-142164
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Boat in Hout Bay, Houtbaai (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Boat in Hout Bay, Houtbaai (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063981
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Boat near the Omo River, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia

2010-10-07

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Original Carousel 25, slide 118.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3196
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Boat on the Lui River

[19--]

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Image of people in a rowboat and other people on shore. Printed text on recto reads: "Passagem do rio Lui." Printed text is crossed out with pen. Manuscript on recto reads: "Um trecho do rio Lui." Manuscript on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AO 1985-142149
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Boat on the shore of Jinja

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Cataloged as “Boat on the shore of Jinja” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0039
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Boat seat with spider web design from Ecuador

early 20th century

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A carved wooden boat seat with two legs and a concave center. The seat has a design etched into its surface of a spider web. A spider is at the center of the web.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.18
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Boat, Shela, Kenya

1994 August 2

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Cataloged as “Boat, Shela, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0173
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Boat transports passengers on Lake Togo, Lake Togo, Togo

2004 November 20

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Boat transports passengers on Lake Togo. Original Carousel number, 5, slide number, 106.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0639
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Boat with sail on the Niger

2000-02-02

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Boat with sail on the Niger. Original Carousel number, 13, slide number, 48.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1584
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Boats, Africans and European officials

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "landing from surf boats; each person must be carried ashore.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180004
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Boats and logs on a beach, Libreville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “Boats and logs on a beach, Libreville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3097
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Boats at the Lungi ferry dock

1979

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Donor notes read: "Boats at the Lungi ferry dock. Trip to Freetown with Simon Ottenberg, May 24-29, 1979. The date on the slide is AUG 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1605
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Boats carrying cargo from Tombouctou, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Boats carrying cargo from Tombouctou, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1567
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Boats carrying ceramics on the Bani River outside of Goundam, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Boats carrying ceramics on the Bani River outside of Goundam, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2046
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Boats docked at a market in the Old Port of Mopti, Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Boats docked at a market in the Old Port of Mopti, Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2755
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Boats docked in a port on the Bani River, outside of Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Boats docked in a port on the Bani River, outside of Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2763
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Boats in Dock, Cape Coast, Ghana

1973

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Cataloged as “Boats in Dock, Cape Coast, Ghana” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2109
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Boats in Hout Bay, Houtbaai (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Boats in Hout Bay, Houtbaai (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063975
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Boats in the harbor, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Boats in the harbor, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065944
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Boats in the port of Massawa, Massawa, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “Boats in the port of Massawa, Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0073
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Boats lining the bank of Niger River

2000-02-01

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Boats lining the bank of Niger River. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 87.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1488
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Boats on the Bani River, outside of a Bozo village, near Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Boats on the Bani River, outside of a Bozo village, near Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2829
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Boats on the shore in Hout Bay, Houtbaai (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Boats on the shore in Hout Bay, Houtbaai (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063972
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