Object Details
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 a groom in a top hat and tuxedo, hand-in-hand with bride who is wearing a long white dress and veil. Behind them are several people, most of them dressed in formal European attire. Printed text on recto reads: "Dahomey - Ouidah, Une mariage." Translated caption reads: [Dahomey Ouidah, A Wedding].
Printed text on verso includes publishers logo: "Collection ["FS" or "SF"]." and series number: "6256."
Items EEPA DM-23-01 and EEPA DM-23-02 bear slightly altered versions of the same recto image.
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-23-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Weddings -- Africa
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
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 DM 1985-144035
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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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087469-2