Algeria Biskra - Nègres en fêtes

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Object Details

Creator

Photographie Saharienne (Biskra)

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: "Biskra - Nègres en fêtes." Translated caption reads: [Biskra - Negro people celebrating.] Group of people playing drums in the street.

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Maure, phot., Biskra. 55."

Manuscript on recto reads: "15 mai 1903- Dupré de Courtray."

Stamp and postmark on verso, postmark reads: "LEUZE 21 MAI 6-7 3." Addressed to: "Mademoiselle Louise Peltier - Leuze - Par Tournai - Belgique - Europe via Marseille."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c75e9405-e439-4a05-b7f1-c449e96e61f5

Local Numbers

EEPA AE-23-03

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Algeria

Topic

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa

Creator

Photographie Saharienne (Biskra)

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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. 1903]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0023-03

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_ref1215

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c75e9405-e439-4a05-b7f1-c449e96e61f5

EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087359-0

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