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Dahomey Une maman et sa fille à Ouidah

African Art Museum

Dahomey Une maman et sa fille à Ouidah
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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

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71610ed01-02ac-413d-afab-8ab1f3a28dc8

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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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71610ed01-02ac-413d-afab-8ab1f3a28dc8
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087478-3

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