Tom Tom Players St. Vincent, Cape Verdes

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Object Details

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: "Tom Tom Players, St. Vincent, Cape Verdes."

Printed text on verso reads: "'Bon Marché, St. Vincent, Cape Verdes,'." Stamp Box reads: "Printed in Saxony." Image code on verso reads: "11 27015."

Manuscript message and address on verso. Postmark on verso, date reads: "..Dez 1911."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7523f0fad-91ba-4993-9063-31b2a84e7b95

Local Numbers

EEPA CV-19-01

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Cape Verde

Cape Verde -- São Vicente

Topic

Musicians -- Africa

Music -- Africa

Drums -- as musical instruments -- Africa

Provenance

I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 8: Cape Verde (CV)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 13.7 x 8.8 cm.)

Date

ca. 1911

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CV 2011-001-0402

Type

Archival materials

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.

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