Algeria ALGÉRIE - Coiffure Oranaise

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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

Picture postcard printed by Collection Idéale P.S.; series 242.

Printed text on recto reads: "242. ALGÉRIE - Coiffure Oranaise." Translated caption reads: [ALGERIA - Hairstyle from Oran.] Young woman wearing a conic hat and a sash, headband, coin necklace, lace blouse under an embroided bolero.

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection Idéale P.S." Postmarked stamp on recto, postmark reads: "'1425- 23-6-06''. Postmark on verso not readable. Manuscript on verso reads: "Cher ami - Enchanté d'apprendre l'heureuse entrée dans ce monde d'un défenseur futur de la bonne cause, mes compliments a l'heureuse maman- Bien à toi - J. Couillet." Translated verso reads: [Dear Friend - I am pleased to hear about the birth of a future defendant of the good cause - my compliments to the happy mother - Sincerely J. Couillet.] Addressed to: "M. René Mabru - 8 avenue du Mesnil - à la Varenne St Hilaire - Seine."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo734a24873-db49-4597-b415-9d59fbbcb6b1

Local Numbers

EEPA AE-20-39

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. 1905]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0020-39

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_ref1176

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo734a24873-db49-4597-b415-9d59fbbcb6b1

EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087352-1

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