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An Athlete of the Gold Coast

African Art Museum

An Athlete of the Gold Coast
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Object Details

Creator

Raphael Tuck & Sons

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 a male (shot-put) athlete. Caption on verso reads: "Un Athlete de la Cote d'Or; Le Gouvernement de la Cote d'Or encourage l'education physique comme faisant partie de l'education de la jeunesse. Cette photographie represente un etudiant de l'Ecole Technique du Gouvernement sise a Accra, la capitale de la cote d'Or."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Printed in England. Copyright Gold Coast Government; Raphael Tuck& Sons, Ltd., London; Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen and to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales." Publisher's logos on verso.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a2b12087-014c-454a-bb23-5ee91cbc1afc

Local Numbers

EEPA GH-21-02

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Ghana

Topic

Recreation -- Africa
Portrait photography -- Africa

Creator

Raphael Tuck & Sons

See more items in

African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1920]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 1985-140344

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.
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a2b12087-014c-454a-bb23-5ee91cbc1afc
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088036-0

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