Object Details
Creator
Bensimon
Behanzin, King of Dahomey, 1841-1906
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Postcard image of Behanzin, deposed king of Dahomey (now Benin),standing with an umbrella held over his head. Four women stand behind him. Behanzin spent the last 12 years of his life in exile in Martinique and Algeria, he died in 1906 in Blida, Algeria. Printed text on recto reads: "4 - Blida - Béhanzin, Ex-Roi du Dahomey et ses Femmes." Translated caption reads: [Blida - Béhanzin, Former king of Dahomey and his wives]. Manuscript and postmarked postage stamp on recto.
Additional printed text on recto reads: "«Ami, Tous Amis» / Bensimon, editeur."
Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les pays etrangers; (Se renseigner a la Poste); Correspondance; Adresse." Handwritten address on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-15-05
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Algeria
Topic
Leaders
Portraits -- Africa
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
Creator
Bensimon
Behanzin, King of Dahomey, 1841-1906
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1900]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144023
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
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.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087467-3