Object Details
Creator
Society of African Missions
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 European bearded priest. Around him are African boys, seated. Text on front, bottom reads: "16. Dahomey - Le Père Ledis." Translated caption reads: [Dahomey - Father Ledis]. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Missions Africaines, 150, cours Gambetta, Lyon." Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale / Phototypie Mce Lescuyer, 16, r. des Remparts-d'Ainay, Lyon."
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-39-04
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Missionaries
Portrait photography -- Africa
Creator
Society of African Missions
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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. 1930]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144079
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.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087475-4