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A Section Leader, Senegal Railway to Niger

African Art Museum

Object Details

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Postcard image of a European man sitting on a railway hand-cart with African men working to move the cart. Text on front reads: "Un chef de Section, Chemin de fer du Senegal au Niger." On front: "Serie N.1 - Robert Schleber, Kayes." Stamp and postmark on front. Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les pays etrangers. (Se renseigner a la Poste.); Correspondance; Adresse." Handwritten message and address on verso. Two postmarks on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref1027

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f84c3bd5-9e64-408b-8b2f-58169d3bb5df

General

Image indexed by negative number.

Place

Africa
Senegal

Topic

Transportation

Provenance

JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)

Extent

1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

[19--]

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-147110

Type

Archival materials
Postcards

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref1027
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f84c3bd5-9e64-408b-8b2f-58169d3bb5df
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088388-0

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