Maseru, Arrival At Border

Object Details

Local Note: Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 52; Contact Sheet Number: 320562-65

See more items in: Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection; Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Royal Visit / Lesotho, South Africa / Maseru

Sponsor: The cataloging of the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection was supported by a grant from The Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Extent: 1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.); 1 Photographic print ((contact print)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.); 1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)

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

Collection Citation: Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, 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: Maseru, Arrival At Border, 1947. Photographic image of a two men standing beside each other in uniform at the gate to Lesotho. Their backs are facing the camera. They are watching a train pass. Another man is standing at the gate nearby wearing a similar uniform. This is when the royalty are arriving at the border of Lesotho for the royal visit. Maseru is the capital of Lesotho. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1947.; There are no prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.

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