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Algeria ALGER - Un coin du Jardin d'Essai

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Algeria ALGER - Un coin du Jardin d'Essai
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Object Details

Creator

Lévy Fils et Cie.

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

Picture postcard printed by LL; series 252.
Printed text on recto reads: "252 ALGER. - Un coin du Jardin d'Essai. - LL." Translated caption reads: [ALGIERS - A corner in the Essai garden.] In the foreground two men sitting on a bench, flora in the background. Manuscript on verso reads: "Mademoiselle Marie- Vous la plus ferme de vos soeurs, je me permets de vous envoyer de bons et gros baisers et devenez bien raisonnable. Madame Leclerc." Translated verso reads: [Miss Marie - You the most serious of your sisters, I take the opportunity to send you big smacks and wish you become reasonable. Ms. Leclerc.]
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79ec1193d-5b8a-430b-98bf-eef7c9f31833

Local Numbers

EEPA AE-06-08

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Algeria

Topic

Cityscape photography

Provenance

IU: Iowa University; Iowa City, Iowa; Donation; 1995.

Creator

Lévy Fils et Cie.

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)

Extent

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

Date

[ca. 1905]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0006-08

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
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-1536871081657-1536871087323-0

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