Object Details
Creator
Grogan Photo Company (Danville, Ill.)
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 verso reads: "Africa - Guardsmen of the tribes relax while entertainment is presented, the guns are just for show, no hostility is expected."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "This is a Genuine Photograph; PostCard Grogan Photo Company; Danville, Ill."
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Local Numbers
EEPA GH-23-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Ghana
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Recreation -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2007/04/24 EEPA 2007-007
Creator
Grogan Photo Company (Danville, Ill.)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 8.8 x 13.7 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1950]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 2007-007-0012
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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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088040-4