Object Details
Creator
Society of African Missions
Lorraine (Nancy)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on recto reads: "Ouidah (Dahomey) - Le Temple du Serpent."
Translated caption reads: "Ouiday (Dahomey) -The Serpent Temple."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Société Des Missions Africaines - 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon."
Printed text on verso reads: "Procure des Missions Africains; 11, rue Crillon; Paris - IV; Ch. Post. 1816-60; Pour l'Amour du Christ et des Ames; Aider le Missionaires dans leurs Œuvres d'Apostolat...; C'est être Missionaire soi-même! Celui qui aide l'Apôtre; Reçoit la récompense de l'Apôtre!"
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Hélio-Lorraine - Nancy."
Postmarked postage stamp and manuscript address on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA DM-22-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Benin
Topic
Religious buildings
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
Creator
Society of African Missions
Lorraine (Nancy)
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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
circa 1948
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 2013-001-0226
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_ref3973
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087479-4