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Daniel Blitz standing, with buildings in the background
Daniel Blitz standing, with buildings in the background
Object Number 2001.29.650
Display Title Daniel Blitz standing, with buildings in the background
Descriptions
Object Description Daniel Blitz photographed by an anonymous Ju/’hoan teenager. Daniel Blitz titled this photograph “Primitive Man Photographs Explorer.”
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 20.066 x 16.764 cm (7 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Group of people sitting, with Daniel Blitz taking a photograph
2001.29.623 Group of people sitting, with Daniel Blitz taking a photograph
/Gam
"Old Gau" and Gao, father of N!aba, with Daniel Blitz taking a photograph and Casper Kruger standing next to him
2001.29.622 "Old Gau" and Gao, father of N!aba, with Daniel Blitz taking a photograph and Casper Kruger standing next to him
/Gam
Group of people standing in the background, and Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger in the foreground, showing how they put the numbers on the roll of film
2001.29.604 Group of people standing in the background, and Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger in the foreground, showing how they put the numbers on the roll of film
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger demonstrating how to put numbers on a camera roll, with a group people sitting and standing in the background
2001.29.399 Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger demonstrating how to put numbers on a camera roll, with a group people sitting and standing in the background
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger demonstrating how to put numbers on a camera roll, with a group of people standing and sitting in the background
2001.29.21464 Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger demonstrating how to put numbers on a camera roll, with a group of people standing and sitting in the background
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger demonstrating how to put numbers on a camera roll, with a group of people standing in the background
2001.29.21461 Daniel Blitz and Casper Kruger demonstrating how to put numbers on a camera roll, with a group of people standing in the background
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Daniel Blitz standing
2001.29.23431 Daniel Blitz standing
Namibia
Tsekue and another person sitting, with N!whakwe standing next to them, talking with Daniel Blitz, expedition truck in the background
2001.29.27012 Tsekue and another person sitting, with N!whakwe standing next to them, talking with Daniel Blitz, expedition truck in the background
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Group of people sitting and standing, including a Herero woman, Laurence Marshall and Daniel Blitz
2001.29.27932 Group of people sitting and standing, including a Herero woman, Laurence Marshall and Daniel Blitz
Ngamiland (North West)
Daniel Blitz with a beard, standing by aloe plant
2001.29.27787 Daniel Blitz with a beard, standing by aloe plant
Ghanzi
Group of people standing with Daniel Blitz next to an expedition truck
2001.29.649 Group of people standing with Daniel Blitz next to an expedition truck
Ghanzi
40050/400500000.pdf
2012.17.1 Manuscript of Daniel Blitz memoir "Kopperendee"
Archival, Paper
Namibia