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Boys preparing animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys preparing animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068092
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Boys preparing thread to sew animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys preparing thread to sew animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068087
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Boys pushing large island of sudd away from the Lake Albert steamer, Coryndon at Pakwach, Uganda

1932

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Cataloged as “Boys pushing large island of sudd away from the Lake Albert steamer, Coryndon at Pakwach, Uganda” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0086
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Boys reeling in a fishing net on the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Boys reeling in a fishing net on the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2770
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Boys rolling up sleeves to receive shots, Lobatse (Botswana)

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys rolling up sleeves to receive shots, Lobatse (Botswana)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067607
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Boys rowing dugout canoes during a fishing trip on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Boys rowing dugout canoes during a fishing trip on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1855
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Boys running at Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)

1986

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Cataloged as “Boys running at Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066922
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Boys scaring birds on an upland farm with millet and rice

1978

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Donor notes read: "Boys scaring birds on an upland farm with millet and rice. 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.1993-028-1319
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Boys seated against wall of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys seated against wall of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068040
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gelatin silver prints

Boys Selling Bags

ca. 1935

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Black and white gelatin silver photographic print of two boys shown on street with vendor wagons and storefronts, man on ladder in background.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.165.44
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Boys sitting by fence, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys sitting by fence, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068012
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Boys sitting in a dugout canoe on the shore of the Senegal River, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Boys sitting in a dugout canoe on the shore of the Senegal River, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1299
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Boys sitting outside of building by the beach, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Boys sitting outside of building by the beach, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067095
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Boys standing under an arch in a house in Djenné, Mali

1970

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Cataloged as “Boys standing under an arch in a house in Djenné, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1079
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Boys swimming in the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Boys swimming in the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2213
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Boys swimming toward a ferry in the harbor of Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “Boys swimming toward a ferry in the harbor of Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060235
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Boys untangling fishing nets on the shore of the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Boys untangling fishing nets on the shore of the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1565
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Boys walking through a street in Djenné́, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Boys walking through a street in Djenné́, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1027
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Boys with a burro drawn seeder, Wassu

1980

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Donor notes read: "Boys with a burro drawn seeder, Wassu. 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.1993-028-1433
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Boys working at desk inside of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys working at desk inside of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068061
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Bozo boys riding donkeys

2000-02-02

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Bozo boys riding donkeys. Original Carousel number, 13, slide number, 3.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1541
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Bozo fisherman with net

2000-02-01

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Bozo fisherman with net. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 94.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1494
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Bozo fishermen in a canoe

2000-02-01

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Bozo fishermen in a canoe. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 93.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1493
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Bozo fishing baskets

2000-02-01

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Bozo fishing baskets. Baskets made by village basket maker. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 97.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1497
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