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Central View (Sekondi, Gold Coast, W. Africa)

African Art Museum

Central View (Sekondi, Gold Coast, W. Africa)
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Object Details

Creator

Vitta, J. (Tarkwa, Ghana)

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: "Central View (Sekondi, Gold Coast, W. Africa)."
Printed text on verso reads: "Photographed and Published by J. Vitta, Tarkwa."
Manuscript message, address, and postmarked postage stamps on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4601

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo704661f77-8861-4013-88de-af6cfae5552b

Local Numbers

EEPA GH-06-04

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Ghana, Western Region, Sekondi (4.935664, -1.714461)
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Place

Ghana
Ghana, -- Western Region, -- Sekondi

Topic

Cityscape photography
Architecture -- Africa
Cultural landscapes

Provenance

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010

Creator

Vitta, J. (Tarkwa, Ghana)

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

Extent

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 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 2009-010-0044

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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref4601
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo704661f77-8861-4013-88de-af6cfae5552b
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088041-6

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