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Visitor looking at a lion at the Accra Zoo, 1974

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Title
Visitor looking at a lion at the Accra Zoo, 1974
Creator
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Date
1974  
Geographical Location
Accra (Ghana)  
Topical Subject
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
  • Lion  
Description
Lion pacing his enclosure at the Accra Zoo, foregrounded by the shoulder of a man in a blue-striped shirt, possibly Henry Lowington Blakely Sr. Color photograph. From the 1974 Gwendolyn Brooks trip abroad.
Dimensions
8.6 cm x 11.4 cm
Extent
1 color photograph
Type
Photograph  
Identifier
00086_04_01_03_17_003
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
Gwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection Number
MSS 00086
Collection Series
Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-series
Sub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number
353
Folder Title
Scenes from the trip to Accra, Ghana
Folder Number
17
Collection
Gwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection
TitleVisitor looking at a lion at the Accra Zoo, 1974
CreatorBrooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Date1974  
Geographical LocationAccra (Ghana)  
Topical Subject
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
  • Lion  
DescriptionLion pacing his enclosure at the Accra Zoo, foregrounded by the shoulder of a man in a blue-striped shirt, possibly Henry Lowington Blakely Sr. Color photograph. From the 1974 Gwendolyn Brooks trip abroad.
Dimensions8.6 cm x 11.4 cm
Extent1 color photograph
TypePhotograph  
Identifier00086_04_01_03_17_003
RightsIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitleGwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection NumberMSS 00086
Collection SeriesSeries 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-seriesSub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number353
Folder TitleScenes from the trip to Accra, Ghana
Folder Number17
CollectionGwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection

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