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Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s brother's sitting and sleeping room, Shagamu, Nigeria

1981-04-23

African history · place not specified

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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.

Original text on slide reads, "Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s brother's sitting and sleeping room. Gives Awolowo sign. Stereo, TV, and pinups. Then says"wait- let me get my good cloth". Thursday. #4. Photoed by Houlberg".

Collection
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
Archival grouping
Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Photographs in Decor and Street Scenes in Ilorin
Catalog date
1981-04-23
Cataloged creator or photographer
Houlberg, Marilyn
Recorded subjects
Dwellings
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)
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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.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1716

Collection: Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

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