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Historical photographs & visual records

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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A beer pot, Jattu, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A beer pot, Jattu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5938
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A bell found in a yam field outside of St. John's Grammar School, now at the Benin Museum, Fugar-Avianwu, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A bell found in a yam field outside of St. John's Grammar School, now at the Benin Museum, Fugar-Avianwu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4151
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A bend on the Kloof road

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "A bend on the Kloof road.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-30-48
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A bicycle repairman from Ugbekpe at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A bicycle repairman from Ugbekpe at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5620
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"A Bientôt en COTE D'IVOIRE" [See you soon in IVORY COAST], Côte d'Ivoire

c. 1983

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COTE D'IVOIRE flag shield [image]; IRIS [logo]; COTE D'IVOIRE[,] 7550 - A Bientôt en COTE D'IVOIRE[,] So long in IVORY COAST[,] Auf baldiges Wiederseen an der Elfenbeinküste; IRIS [logo]; MEXICHROME; Printed in France. Photographed by Chareton, P..…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0754
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Books and Published Materials

A Biography of the Lives of Cortez W. Peters, Sr., World's Accuracy Typist and Cortez W. Peters, Jr., Author and Recorder of Championship Keyboarding Methodology

June 2017

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A Biography of the Lives of Cortez W. Peters, Sr., World's Accuracy Typist and Cortez W. Peters, Jr., Author and Recorder of Championship Keyboarding Methodology, narrated by JoAnne Peters King. The document is spiral bound with a black plastic spine and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.30.1
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A birds nest in a fallen tree on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A birds nest in a fallen tree on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1879
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Books and Published Materials

A Black Woman Speaks

1951

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A small booklet with the poem “A Black Woman Speaks” by Beulah Richardson, also known as Beah Richards. The booklet is printed in black ink on off-white paper. The cover features a black and white image of two women, one Black, one White with a paper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.188.24abc
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A blacksmith making a hoe

1978

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Donor notes read: "A blacksmith making a hoe. 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.1993-028-1345
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A blacksmith's hut, Mabonto

1978

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Donor notes read: "A blacksmith's hut; Mabonto. Taken Oct. 1978 at P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is JAN 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1308
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A blind beggar at a market, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A blind beggar at a market, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2294
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A blind Hausa drummer performing at harvest festival, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A blind Hausa drummer performing at harvest festival, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0297
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A blind Hausa drummer performing in a crowd at a harvest festival, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A blind Hausa drummer performing in a crowd at a harvest festival, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0304
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A blind Hausa man sitting with a walking stick, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A blind Hausa man sitting with a walking stick, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1054
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A blind man braiding string to make a net to carry storage jars to the local market in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A blind man braiding string to make a net to carry storage jars to the local market in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2091
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A blind woman holding a cane during a ceremony for Ramadan, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “A blind woman holding a cane during a ceremony for Ramadan, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2108
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A board game displayed next to other objects at an exhibition in the Natural History Museum, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A board game displayed next to other objects at an exhibition in the Natural History Museum, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020137
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A boat at the Lungi ferry dock

1979

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Donor notes read: "A boat at the Lungi ferry dock. Trip to Freetown with Simon Ottenberg, May 24-29, 1979. The date on the slide is AUG 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1606
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A boat on the water as seen from the ferry from Liberville to Lambaréné, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “A boat on the water as seen from the ferry from Liberville to Lambaréné, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3192
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A bobbin for spinning thread, Bamako, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A bobbin for spinning thread, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2477
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