Algeria ALGÉRIE - Marchand d'étoffes

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Object Details

Creator

Collection Idéale P.S.

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

Printed text on recto reads: "117. ALGÉRIE - Marchand d'étoffes." Translated caption reads: [ALGERIA - Fabric merchant.] Old man holding different striped fabric in his arms, wearing himself a striped burnous and a turban.

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection Idéale P.S." Manuscript on recto reads: "Mademoiselle - Puisque les cartes d'Aveiro ne sont pas toutes jolies - J'y renonce - Meilleur et cordial souvenir - M. Olivier - 20 Mai 1904." Translated recto reads: [Miss - Since all Aveiro's postcards aren't nice. I gave up. Sincerely - M. Olivier - May 20, 1904.]

Recto postmarked stamp. Verso postmarked reads: ''AVEIRO - 29 MAI 04''. Addressed to: "Mademoiselle Maria Jose Pinto - Rue Direita -AVEIRO - Portugal."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo774c40511-32e2-492e-ac8f-93ab15a72d0a

Local Numbers

EEPA AE-20-09

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Algeria

Topic

Portraits

Provenance

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

Creator

Collection Idéale P.S.

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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. 1904]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0020-09

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_ref1145

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo774c40511-32e2-492e-ac8f-93ab15a72d0a

EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087346-1

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