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Workers carrying bags of groundnuts, on the premises of P.S. Mandrides & Co., Ltd., oil mill, Kano, Nigeria

Catalog Data

Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Elisofon, Eliot  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
1959
Scope and Contents:
Original title reads, "Roll on workers carrying bags of groundnuts or peanuts up side of a nascent pyramid, on the premises of P.S. Mandrides &Co, Ltd, Kano. Mandrides' oil mill is one of the largest in Nigeria. The workers are almost all Hausa, they are paid from 7 to 10 shillings a day. The bags contain shelled peanuts." [Elisofon field notes, August 1959-December 1959]
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
Local Numbers:
M 1 NIG 4.3.9 EE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
58482 30
Frame value is 27.
Slide No. M 1 NIG 4.3.9 EE 59
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Agriculture  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Collection Citation:
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 10437
See more items in:
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Nigeria
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo784a69f42-4af5-44ac-ba8a-a20cd407bdd4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1973-001-ref1042