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Historical photographs & visual records

Children of a military commandant in Goundam, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Children of a military commandant in Goundam, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1141
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"Children of the World, 'Eritrea: Kunama Mother'"

circa 1994

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EEPA 2007-003-2637.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref226
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"Children of the World, 'Nigeria: Hide and Seek'"

undated

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EEPA 2007-003-2638.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref227
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Children on a boat, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Children on a boat, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067180
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Children on the roof of a neighborhood Mosque, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Children on the roof of a neighborhood Mosque, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1005
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Children on the street, Somerset West (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Children on the street, Somerset West (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064093
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Children on the streets of Djenné́, Mali

1970

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Cataloged as “Children on the streets of Djenné́, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1702
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Children outside of brick house, Fianarantsoa province, Madagascar

2003-09-01

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Original Carousel 17, slide 80.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2132
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Children outside of Dutch Reformed Church for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children outside of Dutch Reformed Church for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063774
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Children outside of home

2000-01-25

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Children outside of home. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 1.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0874
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Children outside of the Sankore Mosque, Tombouctou, Mali

1967-1970

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Cataloged as “Children outside of the Sankore Mosque, Tombouctou, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0710
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Children painting, Soweto (South Africa)

circa 1936-circa 1988

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Cataloged as “Children painting, Soweto (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067432
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Children performing at Hanukkah celebration at the residence of Marli and Meir Shamir in Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Children performing at Hanukkah celebration at the residence of Marli and Meir Shamir in Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0355
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Children play near Isalo National Park, Madagascar

2003-09-02

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Original Carousel 17, slide 117.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2167
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Children play with tire, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

2003-09-01

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Original Carousel 17, slide 89.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2140
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Children Playing

1952

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A mimeograph reproduction of Children Playing, by Jackie Edwards for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal drawing that depicts a girl, standing with her back to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.117.2.6
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Children playing at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Children playing at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1815
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Children playing at mud mosque

2004 November 8

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Children playing at mud mosque. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 90.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0086
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Children playing at the Zeiter Farm, Stellenbosch (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Children playing at the Zeiter Farm, Stellenbosch (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067227
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Children playing, Dimeka, South Omo Zone, Ethiopia

2010-10-09

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Original Carousel 26, slide 51.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3257
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Children playing games in school, Soweto (South Africa)

circa 1936-circa 1988

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Cataloged as “Children playing games in school, Soweto (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067435
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Children playing gmaes outside of their homes, Ethiopia

1965-1996

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Cataloged as “Children playing gmaes outside of their homes, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0084
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Children playing in a large yard in front of white home

undated

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Cataloged as “Children playing in a large yard in front of white home” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref57
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