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Native King's palace, Duala Palais du Roi indigène, Duala, Cameroun

African Art Museum

Native King's palace, Duala Palais du Roi indigène, Duala, Cameroun
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Object Details

Creator

R. Pruvost (Paris)
Moukarim Frères (Douala, Libreville)

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: "Native King's palace, Duala -- Palais du Roi indigène, Duala, Cameroun."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Moukarim Frères, Duala & Libreville."
Printed text on verso reads: "Imp. R. Pruvost 159, r. Montmartre - Paris."
Manuscript message on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3649

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70a386e1b-2f00-4410-a4c8-1fadda626284

Local Numbers

EEPA CM-07-10

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Cameroon, Littoral, Wouri, Douala (4.047486, 9.706374)
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Place

Africa
Cameroon
Cameroon, -- Littoral, -- Wouri, -- Douala

Topic

Cultural landscapes
Leaders
Architecture -- Africa

Provenance

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001

Creator

R. Pruvost (Paris)
Moukarim Frères (Douala, Libreville)

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 7: Cameroon (CM)

Extent

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

Date

[ca. 1910]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CM 2013-001-0036

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3649
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70a386e1b-2f00-4410-a4c8-1fadda626284
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087525-3

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