Object Details
Creator
A. Chevrier & Co. (Bordeaux)
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: "21. Guinée Française. - Guerrier Bassari au poste de Boussoura."
Translated caption reads: "21. French Guinea. - Bassari warrior on post at Boussoura."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "A. Chevrier et Cie, editeur, Bordeaux."
Manuscript message, address, and postmark on verso; postmarked postage stamp on recto.
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Local Numbers
EEPA GV-20-28
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Guinea
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Hairstyles -- Africa
Body arts
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010
Creator
A. Chevrier & Co. (Bordeaux)
Culture
Bassari (Senegalese and Guinean people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 21: Guinea (GV)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
circa 1907
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GV 2009-010-0088
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_ref4777
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088050-5