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Market Scene Kumasi

African Art Museum

Market Scene Kumasi
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Object Details

Creator

Gold Coast Government

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: "Market Scene, Kumasi."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Photo: Copyright Gold Coast Government."
Printed text on verso reads: "The Unicorn Series; Real Photo Reproduction." Stamp box reads: "Printed in Great Britain."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4604

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c01c1b99-2145-4ac6-977d-874547d9b918

Local Numbers

EEPA GH-06-06

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Ghana, Ashanti Region, Kumasi (6.693617, -1.621792)
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Place

Ghana
Ghana, -- Ashanti Region, -- Kumasi

Topic

Cityscape photography
Marketplaces
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

Gold Coast Government

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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. 1940]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 2009-010-0047

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_ref4604
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c01c1b99-2145-4ac6-977d-874547d9b918
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088042-2

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