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.
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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.
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088388-0