Object Details
Photographer
Johnston, W.S.
Creator
Prempeh, I, King of Ashanti, 1870-1931
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: "King Prempeh of Ashantee and his parents with their immediate attendants as political prisoners at Freetown, Sierra Leone."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Photo. W. S. Johnston."
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Local Numbers
EEPA GH-15-09
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Sierra Leone, Western Area, Freetown (8.49, -13.234167)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Ghana
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone -- Western Area -- Freetown
Topic
Leaders
Households -- Africa
Portrait photography
Costume -- Africa
Ashanti (Kingdom)
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
Photographer
Johnston, W.S.
Creator
Prempeh, I, King of Ashanti, 1870-1931
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1900
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GH 2013-001-0057
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-1536871081657-1536871088046-0