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Children and donkeys on the Bani River in Goundam, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Children and donkeys on the Bani River in Goundam, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1133
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Children and goats in a camp, outside of Nakfa, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “Children and goats in a camp, outside of Nakfa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1850
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Children and Tree

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Children and Tree” (Postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1989-001, Item EEPA 1989-010105
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Children and truck on road

2004 November 8

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Children and truck on road. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 91.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0087
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Children and Woman Carrying Bundles, Barentu Market

1994

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EEPA 2007-003-2507.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref65
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Children and young men running with an Akpatanudo Masquerader at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Children and young men running with an Akpatanudo Masquerader at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5153
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Children Angola

[19--]

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Image of three children. Printed text on recto reads: "Angola - Slave Children (Born On Plantation) / Pungo Andongo." Publisher's series title: "Africa" printed in red ink on recto.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AO 1985-142074
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Children Art Center building, Pretoria (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children Art Center building, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068212
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Children at a marketplace, Emebet, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “Children at a marketplace, Emebet, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0124
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Children at a school, Barentu region, Eritrea

1996

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Cataloged as “Children at a school, Barentu region, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1461
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Children at Ile Aren

1974

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Cataloged as “Children at Ile Aren” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0088
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Children at Katanga Copper Mine, Belgian Congo

1932

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Cataloged as “Children at Katanga Copper Mine, Belgian Congo” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0059
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Children at School and in Village, Barentu, Eritrea

2002

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EEPA 2007-003-2049 to 2073.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref439
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Children at Social Welfare, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Children at Social Welfare, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064701
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Children/Atsimi (Face Painting), Otsa Festival, Ugbekpe, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Children/Atsimi (Face Painting), Otsa Festival, Ugbekpe, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0929
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Children attending school, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Children attending school, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0298
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Children being fed at Bulape Presbyterian Medical Center, Bulape, Congo (Democratic Republic)

1972

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The Bulape Presbyterian Medical Center is remotely situated in the small Congolese village of Bulape located south of the equator, 380 kilometers east of Kinshasa, and 180 kilometers northwest of Kananga. Work in Bulape was begun in 1915 when missionaries…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 12905
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Children by the Mosque in Bouré, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “Children by the Mosque in Bouré, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1594
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Children: Cameroon

1969

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Children, Bafut, Cameroon. Photograph by Christraud M. Geary, 1969.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1993-001_ref543
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Children carrying headdresses down road, Epa Festival, Otun Ekiti

1977-06-07

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Epa Festival in Otun, Ekiti, June 7, 1977; three of the four Epas performed, although persons from the four compounds having Epa sculptures participated.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3925
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Children carrying water, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)

1986

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Cataloged as “Children carrying water, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066912
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Children carrying water, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Children carrying water, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0195
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