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Boys in Mrs. Amusa's courtyard, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-17

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Original text on slide reads, "Boys in Mrs. Amusa's courtyard. 9C Idotun St.. In the background Anable Buraimo making Akara (Bean food). Wednesday 5 PM".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1259
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Boys in school at Elefon, Sudan

1932

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Cataloged as “Boys in school at Elefon, Sudan” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0105
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Boys in the band, names unknown, c. mid 1950s

ca. 1955

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This black and white photograph depicts five men playing instruments in front of a crowded room. Three of the men, the bassist and two saxophonists stand among a seated audience. Behind the bassist is a man seated at a drum set. On the right side of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.117.18
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Boys inside grain drying building, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Boys inside grain drying building, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0384
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Boys lined up in courtyard, Mengo high school

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Boys lined up in courtyard, Mengo high school” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0029
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[Boys near Lushoto and Mount Kilimanjaro], Tanzania

1966-10

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Cataloged as “[Boys near Lushoto and Mount Kilimanjaro], Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0339
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Boys paddling Sam Yubis's canoe, Opobo, Nigeria

[between 1877-1895]

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Canoe with around thirty boys manning the paddles, Opobo Town, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Sam Yubis's canoe and boys, Opobo.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170078
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Boys playing on rocks with their dogs, Natitingou to Bohicon, Benin

2004 November 16

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Boys playing on rocks with their dogs. Original Carousel number, 4, slide number, 31.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0430
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Boys preparing animal hide, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys preparing animal hide, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068069
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Boys preparing animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys preparing animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068092
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Boys preparing thread to sew animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys preparing thread to sew animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068087
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Boys pushing large island of sudd away from the Lake Albert steamer, Coryndon at Pakwach, Uganda

1932

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Cataloged as “Boys pushing large island of sudd away from the Lake Albert steamer, Coryndon at Pakwach, Uganda” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0086
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Boys reeling in a fishing net on the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Boys reeling in a fishing net on the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2770
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Boys rolling up sleeves to receive shots, Lobatse (Botswana)

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys rolling up sleeves to receive shots, Lobatse (Botswana)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067607
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Boys rowing dugout canoes during a fishing trip on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Boys rowing dugout canoes during a fishing trip on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1855
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Boys running at Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)

1986

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Cataloged as “Boys running at Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066922
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Boys scaring birds on an upland farm with millet and rice

1978

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Donor notes read: "Boys scaring birds on an upland farm with millet and rice. 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.1993-028-1319
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Boys seated against wall of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys seated against wall of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068040
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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Boys Selling Bags

ca. 1935

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Black and white gelatin silver photographic print of two boys shown on street with vendor wagons and storefronts, man on ladder in background.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.165.44
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Boys sitting by fence, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boys sitting by fence, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068012
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Boys sitting in a dugout canoe on the shore of the Senegal River, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Boys sitting in a dugout canoe on the shore of the Senegal River, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1299
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Boys sitting outside of building by the beach, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Boys sitting outside of building by the beach, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067095
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Boys standing under an arch in a house in Djenné, Mali

1970

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Cataloged as “Boys standing under an arch in a house in Djenné, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1079
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Boys swimming in the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Boys swimming in the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2213
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