Object Details
Creator
Dantan
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 Europeans and Africans in a passenger hoist. Printed text on recto reads: "9. Afrique Occidentale (Dahomey) - Cotonou; Démbarquement des Passagers." Translated caption reads: [West Africa, Dahomey - Cotonou, Unloading Passengers]. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection générale- Dantan - Reproduction interdite." Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse."
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-47-03
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Transportation -- Africa
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
Creator
Dantan
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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. 1910]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144085
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3955
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087476-4