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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Casper Kruger, John Marshall, Laurence Marshall, and three expedition members standing in a field with a mamba hole
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Casper Kruger, John Marshall, Laurence Marshall, and three expedition members standing in a field with a mamba hole
Object Number 2001.29.20638
Display Title Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Casper Kruger, John Marshall, Laurence Marshall, and three expedition members standing in a field with a mamba hole
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana / Ghanzi / Central Kalahari Game Reserve / /Ai Ha !O Pan
Materials Negative, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 × 2.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Casper Kruger and another expedition member looking down at a hole containing a mamba, John Marshall standing with a shot gun and Laurence Marshall taking photographs
2001.29.20636 Casper Kruger and another expedition member looking down at a hole containing a mamba, John Marshall standing with a shot gun and Laurence Marshall taking photographs
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Laurence Marshall and John Marshall, with a gun, standing in a field with a mamba hole
2001.29.20637 Laurence Marshall and John Marshall, with a gun, standing in a field with a mamba hole
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Casper Kruger standing with a stick, John Marshall aiming a shot gun, and Laurence Marshall taking a photograph
2001.29.20639 Casper Kruger standing with a stick, John Marshall aiming a shot gun, and Laurence Marshall taking a photograph
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Members of the expedition including Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Kernel Ledimo, John Marshall, and Robert Story, and Ju/'hoansi on the Dodge power wagon
2001.29.22284 Members of the expedition including Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Kernel Ledimo, John Marshall, and Robert Story, and Ju/'hoansi on the Dodge power wagon
Nama Pan
John Marshall pointing a gun at a mamba in a hole and Laurence Marshall taking a picture; two other unidentified men standing to the right (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.27095 John Marshall pointing a gun at a mamba in a hole and Laurence Marshall taking a picture; two other unidentified men standing to the right (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Expedition members including John Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and William Donnellan, and Ju/'hoansi gathered around the truck; Laurence Marshall in the truck bed
2001.29.22375 Expedition members including John Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and William Donnellan, and Ju/'hoansi gathered around the truck; Laurence Marshall in the truck bed
Nama Pan
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and John Marshall digging; another expedition member sitting
2001.29.20300 Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and John Marshall digging; another expedition member sitting
Manatse
John Marshall pointing a shot gun at the mamba hole
2001.29.20640 John Marshall pointing a shot gun at the mamba hole
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Expedition members standing around John Marshall, aiming a gun at a mamba
2001.29.4401 Expedition members standing around John Marshall, aiming a gun at a mamba
/Ai Ha !O Pan
John Marshall filming from the top of the expedition truck, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and another expedition member sitting near him
2001.29.23674 John Marshall filming from the top of the expedition truck, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and another expedition member sitting near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Expedition members including Laurence Marshall, John Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and William Donnellan, and Ju/'hoansi gathered around the truck
2001.29.22374 Expedition members including Laurence Marshall, John Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and William Donnellan, and Ju/'hoansi gathered around the truck
Nama Pan
Expedition members including John Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and William Donnellan, and Ju/'hoansi gathered around the truck; Laurence Marshall in the truck bed (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28438 Expedition members including John Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and William Donnellan, and Ju/'hoansi gathered around the truck; Laurence Marshall in the truck bed (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan