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Elmina Castle

African Art Museum

Elmina Castle
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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

Printed caption on recto reads: "Elmina Castle."
Item number on recto: "N⁰ 7."
Printed text on verso reads: "'T.N.T.' - Today, Not to-morrow! - The Minister of Production."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright of Methodist Book Depots, Cape Coast, 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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ecbac12c-c140-4d29-bacd-679c62fecca8

Local Numbers

EEPA GH-10-02

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Ghana, Central Region, Elmina, Elmina Castle (5.082683, -1.348112)
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Place

Ghana
Ghana, -- Central Region, -- Elmina, -- Elmina Castle

Topic

Fishing
Boats and boating
Beaches
Cultural landscapes

Provenance

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; purchase; FY 2011 EEPA 2011-014.

Creator

Methodist Book Depot Ltd. (Ghana)

See more items in

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 2011-014-0213

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_ref4622
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ecbac12c-c140-4d29-bacd-679c62fecca8
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088045-0

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