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The Bunce Island House, ruins at Bunce Island Fort

1978

Africa; Sierra Leone

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Donor notes read: "The Bunce Island House; Ruins at Bunce Island Fort. Trip to Bunce Island with Joe Opala and Vera Viditz-Ward, Dec. 7-10, 1978. The names of different areas in the Fort are taken from "Archaeological Resources on Bunce Island: A Preliminary Report". By Joseph Opala, March 23, 1977. The date on the slide is FEB 79.".

Collection
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival grouping
Christopher DeCorse photographs / Sierra Leone
Catalog date
1978
Recorded places
Africa; Sierra Leone
Cataloged creator or photographer
DeCorse, Christopher R
Recorded subjects
Traditional architecture -- Photographs; Vernacular architecture
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1385

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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