Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Photographed by Edmond Fortier and published by Collection générale Fortier, Dakar.
Original caption reads, "Afrique Occidentale - Dahomey - Jeunes Féticheuses." Translated original caption reads, "Western Africa - Dahomey - Young medicine-women."
Original accompanying text on verso reads, "29 Avril 1911, Chère Anita, Un sergent va arriver ces jours-ci, cela va faire trois dans le poste. S'il y a moyen de rentrer à Mobaye par la suite je ne vais pas me le faire dire deux fois. Dans tous les cas je vais demander." Translated accompanying text on verso reads, "Dear Anita, a seargant will arrive soon. That will make three of us. I can not wait to go back to Mobaye. I will definitly send that request."
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Local Numbers
Fortier 1528
General
Title source: Translated from postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 49: Fortier postcard collection
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1908]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA F1528
Type
Archival materials
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.
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088533-2