Object Details
Creator
Methodist Book Depot Ltd. (Ghana)
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 group of four Ashanti men bearing swords on the West Coast of Africa. Printed in Great Britain. Original caption reads, "Sword Bearers, Ashinti." Original Text on reverse reads: "This is the time for everyone to stand together, and hold firm! - The Prime Minister."
Item number on recto: "N⁰ 59."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright of Methodist Book Depots, Cape Coase, Gold Coast; This is a real photograph; Printed in Great Britain."
Stamp box reads: "1d. Stamp if with only sender's name and address and 5 words conventional greeting; G."
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Local Numbers
EEPA GH-20-05
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note
Verso labelled with former accession number format: A1995-1-44. Additional accession number on verso: EEPA 1985-140307.
Place
Africa
Ghana
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; FY 1995 EEPA 1995-001
Creator
Methodist Book Depot Ltd. (Ghana)
Culture
Ashanti (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., monochrome, 9 x 14 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 1995-001-0044
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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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088037-3