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Algeria ALGER - Notre Dame d'Afrique

African Art Museum

Algeria ALGER - Notre Dame d'Afrique
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Object Details

Creator

Combier Imprimeur Mâcon

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 Combier Imprimeur Mâcon.
Printed text on verso reads: "ALGER - Notre Dame d'Afrique." Translated caption reads: "ALGIERS - Our Lady of Africa''. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Combier Imp. Macon." View of fields and in the background church on top of a hill. Postmarked stamps on verso not readable.
Manuscript on verso reads: "9/8/39. Chère Madame - Nous voici à Alger qui a dépassé notre attente - Une situation exceptionnelle, une grande ville moderne avec des quartiers d'une couleur locale insurpassable ! Avec cela une température délicieuse, sans chaleur excessive - Nous avons fait jusqu'ici un excellent voyage et je souhaite que votre cure de repos s'annonce tout aussi bien. Mes meilleures souvenirs a Mme et M. ? et un bon baiser pour vous chère Madame. [Signature non lisible]." Address: "Mme Casimir Cormak- non lisible - Sintra- Portugal." Translated verso reads: [9/8/39. Dear Madam - Here we are now in Algiers which surprises us in a great way - An exceptional location, a large modern city with typical quarters of an unsurpassable color ! And last but not least a delicious temperature without excessive heat - We had an excellent journey and I hope that your treatment will be as great as this. My best regards to Mrs. and Mr. (not readable)- smacks to you dear Madam- Signature not readable. Addressed to Mrs. Casimir Cormak- not readable- Sintra- Portugal.]
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref1081

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72555e650-4b50-4efc-b6e7-199b623269bc

Local Numbers

EEPA AE-06-32

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Algeria

Topic

Cityscape photography

Provenance

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

Creator

Combier Imprimeur Mâcon

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

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., col., 9 x 14 cm)

Date

[ca. 1939]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0006-32

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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref1081
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087329-2

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