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 buildings on stilts over water, a few people are visible. Printed text on recto reads: "Colonies Françaises - Dahomey - Village lacustre d'Avantsouri." Translated caption reads: [French Colonies - Dahomey - Lakeside Village of Avantsouri]. Remnant of a partially removed layer of paper bearing manuscript on verso.
Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Tous les pays etrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. (Se renseigner a la Poste); Correspondance; Adresse."
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-10-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Fishing
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
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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 1985-144046
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.
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087470-5