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A boutique selling souvenires in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A boutique selling souvenires in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060059
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A bow and arrows, Akoko-Edo, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A bow and arrows, Akoko-Edo, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5964
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A bowl on a beaded stand and a beaded injera basked by an National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) artist on display, Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A bowl on a beaded stand and a beaded injera basked by an National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) artist on display, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0187
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A "Bowler Hat" Masquerader at an Igugu festival display for Ogbemudia, Otuo, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A "Bowler Hat" Masquerader at an Igugu festival display for Ogbemudia, Otuo, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5751
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A boy carrying a water jar out of a house, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A boy carrying a water jar out of a house, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1625
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A boy crossing a foot bridge near Mursaia

1979

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Donor notes read: "A boy crossing a foot bridge near Mursaia. The date on the slide is JUN 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1488
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A boy filling a radiator with water on a ferry boat on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A boy filling a radiator with water on a ferry boat on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2104
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A boy gathering a fishing net while fishing on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A boy gathering a fishing net while fishing on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1842
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A boy holding a bird, Kabala

1979

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Donor notes read: "A boy holding a bird, Kabala. First trips to the ruins at Yagala, Jan. 6, 1979. The date on the slide is MAR 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1458
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Photographs and Still Images

A Boy in Front of the Loews 125th Street Movie Theater

1976; printed 2005

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This image depicts a young boy, Damon Mitchell, standing on sidewalk in front a movie ticket box office. He leans with his left arm against a wooden barricade. Wearing sunglasses, a track suit and white sneakers, he holds a small drink carton in his left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.197.12
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A boy repairing a clay brick wall in Yelwa, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A boy repairing a clay brick wall in Yelwa, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2199
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A boy rowing a dugout canoe on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A boy rowing a dugout canoe on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1875
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A boy selling buckets at Adjame market, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

1971

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Cataloged as “A boy selling buckets at Adjame market, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2583
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A boy selling produce at an indoor market, Woki Duba, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A boy selling produce at an indoor market, Woki Duba, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1768
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A boy sitting on rocks outside of a Woldo village, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A boy sitting on rocks outside of a Woldo village, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0447
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A boy standing in front of a photo studio in Ségou, Mali

1968-1969

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Cataloged as “A boy standing in front of a photo studio in Ségou, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0682
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A boy standing near threads wound around branches for a Dogon weaver to work with, Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A boy standing near threads wound around branches for a Dogon weaver to work with, Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2867
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A boy swimming in the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A boy swimming in the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0953
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A boy testing drying mud bricks in the sun, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “A boy testing drying mud bricks in the sun, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2185
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A boy walking down a street, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A boy walking down a street, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020122
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A boy walking down a street in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A boy walking down a street in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060063
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A boy walking past an Ogbedughulu Shrine, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A boy walking past an Ogbedughulu Shrine, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6113
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A boy who is going to assist with an Oghalo ceremony in Jack Oba's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A boy who is going to assist with an Oghalo ceremony in Jack Oba's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6540
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A boy with a burro, Wassu

1980

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Donor notes read: "A boy with a burro, Wassu. Trip with Dale Williams, July, 1980. The date on the slide is SEP 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1432
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