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Children playing in a local resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Children playing in a local resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1274
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Children playing in a village, Eritrea

1997

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Cataloged as “Children playing in a village, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0999
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Children playing in front of wood sculpture, South Africa

1988

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Cataloged as “Children playing in front of wood sculpture, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066982
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Children playing in Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Children playing in Sanga, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0615
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Children playing in tented wagon in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children playing in tented wagon in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063580
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Children playing in the water, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Children playing in the water, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067090
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Children playing, Mafikeng (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Children playing, Mafikeng (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066300
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Children Playing, Mali

1994

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A young girl selling fish in an alley-way in Diafarabe, Mali, December of 1994. Photographed by Sujatha Pellitier.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-003, Item EEPA.1998-003-0076
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Children playing, Massawa, Eritrea

circa 1997

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Cataloged as “Children playing, Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1161
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Children playing music on steps, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Children playing music on steps, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066104
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Children playing on a rock formation outside of Diamina in Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Children playing on a rock formation outside of Diamina in Sanga, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0643a
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Children playing on outskirts of village, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Children playing on outskirts of village, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1920
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Children playing on rocks, Mafikeng (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Children playing on rocks, Mafikeng (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066298
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Children playing soccer in the street

2000-02-04

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Children playing soccer in the street. Original Carousel number, 14, slide number, 14.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1688
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Children playing with a gourd in front of a woven mat fence, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Children playing with a gourd in front of a woven mat fence, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1478
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Children playing with handmade wire cars

1984

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Cataloged as “Children playing with handmade wire cars” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0457
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Children playing with pool toy, Hazyview (South Africa)

1940s

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Cataloged as “Children playing with pool toy, Hazyview (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064363
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Children playing with shoes in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children playing with shoes in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063572
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Children playing with tires, Soweto (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Children playing with tires, Soweto (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067025
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Children playing with wheelbarrow, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Children playing with wheelbarrow, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0397
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Children pose in front of rest house, Ogidi

ca. 1923-1925

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Cataloged as “Children pose in front of rest house, Ogidi” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0130
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Children preparing to have their photograph taken at Constance Stuart Larrabee's photography studio, Pretoria (South Africa)

circa 1940

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Cataloged as “Children preparing to have their photograph taken at Constance Stuart Larrabee's photography studio, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064863
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Children reading in the children's section of the Johannesburg Public Library, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children reading in the children's section of the Johannesburg Public Library, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068258
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Children reading , Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Children reading , Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067977
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