"Skolly" Boys, Bo Kaap, Cape Town

Object Details

Local Note: Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 13-23; Contact Sheet Number: 800931-3

Place: Africa; Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa); Cape Town (South Africa); South Africa

See more items in: Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection; Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Bo Kaap (Malay Quarter), Cape Town, South Africa

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: "Skolly" Boys, Bo Kaap, Cape Town, 1942-3. Photographic image of two men standing in the street, leaning on their knees and looking at each other. The man, closest to the camera, his back is facing the camera. There are a group of young men sitting on a step to the right, watching the two men. There are also people standing in the street in the background. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1942-3.; 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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