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A fula warre near Sinkunia

1980

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Donor notes read: "A fula warre near Sinkunia. Jan. - Feb. 1980. The date on the slide is MAY 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1762
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A Fula warre on the road to Bafodia

1979

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Donor notes read: "A Fula warre on the road to Bafodia. Trip to Bafodia (Kakoya), April 7-8, 1979. The date on the slide is JUN 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1573
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A Fula warre with casava farm

1980

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Donor notes read: "A Fula warre with casava farm. Jan. - Feb. 1980. The date on the slide is MAY 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1764
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A Fula woman at Bindi market,

1980

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Donor notes read: "A Fula woman at Bindi market. Taken on a trip to Bindi with Simon Ottenberg, July 6, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1871
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A Fulani cattle herder at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani cattle herder at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2259
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A Fulani cattle herder talking to another man at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani cattle herder talking to another man at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2261
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A Fulani woman breaking up curds in sour milk, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani woman breaking up curds in sour milk, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1320
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A Fulani woman carrying a carved calabash bowl her head at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani woman carrying a carved calabash bowl her head at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1826
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A Fulani woman carrying her baby on her back while shopping at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani woman carrying her baby on her back while shopping at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1329
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A Fulani woman holding her baby while shopping at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani woman holding her baby while shopping at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1327
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A Fulani woman preparing sour milk for sale at a market in Yelwa, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani woman preparing sour milk for sale at a market in Yelwa, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1428
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A Fulani woman walking on a road near the Kainji Dam, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani woman walking on a road near the Kainji Dam, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2306
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A Fulani woman wearing a ring on her head to transport a calabash of sour milk for sale at a market in Yelwa, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Fulani woman wearing a ring on her head to transport a calabash of sour milk for sale at a market in Yelwa, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1432
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Historical photographs & documents

A – G

1868

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Cataloged as “A – G”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, Item 3.3.5.1
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A game board (itse) dug in the ground at Otaru's compound, Ogute, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A game board (itse) dug in the ground at Otaru's compound, Ogute, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5845
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A gate to the palace compound of Bakaffa, Gondar, Ethiopia

circa 1973

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Cataloged as “A gate to the palace compound of Bakaffa, Gondar, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0107
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Photographs and Still Images

A Gathering of Men

October 16, 1995

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This black-and-white photograph depicts a section of the crowd at the Million Man March. In the foreground, a man, in profile to the viewer, gazes straight ahead. He wears a jacket and a baseball cap with a small sign on the side that reads "MILLION MAN /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.22
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A general view of Jebba in Northern Nigeria showing the railway bridge across the Niger. (I.B. #257)

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “A general view of Jebba in Northern Nigeria showing the railway bridge across the Niger. (I.B. #257)” (Photographs [32056000110175]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2008-009, Item EEPA.2008-009-0325
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A generator operator, Afokpella, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A generator operator, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6531
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A girl cleaning her family's compound

1978

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Donor notes read: "A girl cleaning her family's compound. 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.1993-028-1341
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A girl cooking rice

1978

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Donor notes read: "A girl cooking rice. Taken 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.1993-028-1371
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A girl gathering hay in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A girl gathering hay in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1557
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A girl loading bundles of hay on to a donkey in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A girl loading bundles of hay on to a donkey in a war zone, Geleba, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1541
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A girl making "groundnut" paste

1978

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Donor notes read: "A girl making "groundnut" paste. 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.1993-028-1338
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