Elmina Castle, Elmina, Ghana

Object Details

Local Numbers: EENG-VIII-42, 21.
General: Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note: Typed index card reads, "T 2 Gha. Ghana. Elmina. Elmina Castle or (Fort San Jorge D'Elmina) built in 1482 by the Portuguese. Feb.-Mar. 1971. EE. neg.no. VIII-42, 21." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

See more items in: Eliot Elisofon Field collection; Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Ghana

Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Type: Archival materials; Negatives (photographic); Black-and-white negatives; Negatives

Collection Citation: Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

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.

Scope and Contents: "Elmina Castle (Castelo de Sao Jorge da Mina), Fort St. Jago (Fort Coenraadsburg), the old town site, and the nineteenth-century buildings of the modern town make Elmina a unique, collective historic monument." [DeCorse Ch., 2001: An Archaeology of Elmina. Smithsonian Institution Press]. During his trip to Ghana, Elisofon visited Cape coast, Accra, Besease, the Kumasi area, and Elmina. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.

Collection Restrictions: Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.