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Entrance to Benya Lagoon, Elmina, Ghana

1986

Africa; Ghana

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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: "Entrance to Benya Lagoon; Elmina Town. VanDantzig trip, Jan. 1986. The date on the slide is FEB 86.".

Collection
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival grouping
Christopher DeCorse photographs / Ghana
Catalog date
1986
Recorded places
Africa; Ghana
Cataloged creator or photographer
DeCorse, Christopher R
Recorded subjects
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs; Cultural landscapes
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
About this record

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 ↗

Source collection ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0156

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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