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Object Number
2001.29.302
Display Title
Expedition, Personnel: John Marshall filming a brush fire (half of stereoview 2001.29.6375)
Descriptions
Object Description
John Marshall filming a brush fire, 1951–53. The Ju/’hoansi sometimes set brush fires to drive animals out into the open, and the expedition group occasionally set its own fires to clear the way for the caravan to Nyae Nyae. Photograph by Laurence Marshall.
Subject
- Man
- Fire
Department
Photographic
Date
1951-1953
Artist
Laurence K. Marshall
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
Materials
Slide, color
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 × 2.5 cm (1 × 1 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Lorna Marshall
Donor
John Marshall
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