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A Bambara weaver preparing thread on a street, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver preparing thread on a street, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2312
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A Bambara weaver sewing woven strips together, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver sewing woven strips together, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2323
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A Bambara weaver winding thread on a street, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver winding thread on a street, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2310
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A Bambara weaver working in a courtyard, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver working in a courtyard, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2322
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A Bambara weaver working on a loom, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver working on a loom, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2357
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A Bambara weaver working on a loom on a street, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver working on a loom on a street, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2315
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A Bambara weaver working on a loom with a sculpted bobbin on a street, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver working on a loom with a sculpted bobbin on a street, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2316
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A Bambara weaver working on a street, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver working on a street, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2317
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A Bambara weaver working while a young man winds thread on a street, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver working while a young man winds thread on a street, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2359
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A Bambara weaver working with a hand-carved bobin in Bamako, Mali

1967-1971

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Cataloged as “A Bambara weaver working with a hand-carved bobin in Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0277
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A Bambara woman gathering onions, Sirakoro, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “A Bambara woman gathering onions, Sirakoro, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2159
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A Bambara woman separating grain outside of Koulikoro, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A Bambara woman separating grain outside of Koulikoro, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2160
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A baobab tree near the Dispensary, Falaba

1980

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Donor notes read: "A baobab tree near the Dispensary, Falaba. Taken on a trip to Sinkunia with Simon Ottenberg, July 7, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1889
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A Baobab tree outside of Yelwa, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Baobab tree outside of Yelwa, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1738
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A bar with decorative painting done by Terhas Iyassu, Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A bar with decorative painting done by Terhas Iyassu, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0261
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

A baseball player hits a baseball in front of the Ontario Lakers League sign in Walter C. Pierce Park in Adams Morgan, Washington D. C.

May 1973

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A black-and-white photograph of a boy swinging a bat at a ball. A large scoreboard that says “Ontario Lakers Softball League Welcome to Adams Morgan Bienvenidos" appears behind him. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.32
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A basket belonging to a child from a village along a road between Libreville and Lambaréné, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “A basket belonging to a child from a village along a road between Libreville and Lambaréné, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3186
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A basket weaver holding her basket, Asmara, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “A basket weaver holding her basket, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0803
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A basket weaver making a basket, Senafe, Eritrea

January/February 1974

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Cataloged as “A basket weaver making a basket, Senafe, Eritrea” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0036
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A basket weaver working, Asmara, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “A basket weaver working, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0811
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A basketweaver holding her work, Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A basketweaver holding her work, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0258
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A beach next to a pier in Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A beach next to a pier in Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020086
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A Beautiful View of the Carloaongo River

[ca. 1925]

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Image of a river, lush vegetation, and a person standing on shore. Printed text on front reads: "Empreza Agricola da Boa Viagem, Limitada. Um lindo aspecto do rio Carloaongo. 1925." Gold border.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AO 1985-142198
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A beehive at Musaia

1979

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Donor notes read: "A beehive at Musaia. The date on the slide is MAR 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1478
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