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
Printed text on recto reads: "Dahomey - Une maman et sa fille à Ouidah."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Dahomey - A mother and daughter in Ouidah."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Missions Africaines, 150, cours Gambetta, Lyon."
Printed text on verso reads: "Edition des Missions Africaines." Manuscript on verso reads: "106." Manuscript message and address on verso, date reads: "12/1/31." Postmarked postage stamps on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3966
Local Numbers
EEPA DM-20-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Benin, Atlantique, Ouidah (6.3667, 2.0833)
Place
Africa
Benin
Benin -- Atlantique -- Ouidah
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Leaders
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000207633; 20100729 EEPA 2010-025.
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, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1931]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 2010-025-0005
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3966
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087478-3