Lady Genesta Hamilton (Eliot Elisofon)

Kenyan History, vintage silver print glossy double-weight fiber 8 x 10 photograph depicting "Lady Genesta Hamilton [wife of Lord Claud John Hamilton] supervising cattle count with Masai herders..." Credited to Eliot Elisofon, 1947.

Eliot Elisofon (April 17, 1911 - April 7, 1973), American documentary photographer and photojournalist.

Lord Claud John Hamilton (February 20, 1843 – January 26, 1925), British Member of Parliament (MP) during the Victorian era.

Printed in the second half of the 20th century as part of the American Heritage Publishing Archive.

Verso bears original filing notations and/or credit stamping. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.