Object Details
Creator
Sœurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Apotres (Vénissieux, France)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Postcard image of a man standing in front of a sign that reads: "Anzouan Empereur Roi Des Rois De Moossou." Translated sign reads: "Anzouan Emperor King of Kings of Mossou."
Printed caption on recto reads: "Moossou - 'L'empereur' avant sa conversion."
Translated caption reads: "Mossou - 'The Emperor' before his conversion. "
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Sœurs missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Apotres / Vénissieux (Rhône)."
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Local Numbers
EEPA IV-15-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Cote D'Ivoire, Lagunes Region, Mossou (5.227307, -3.720216)
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Place
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire -- Lagunes Region -- Mossou
Topic
Leaders
Missionaries
Portrait photography -- Africa
Creator
Sœurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Apotres (Vénissieux, France)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 13: Cote d'Ivoire (IV)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1910]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA IV 1985-145016
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
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
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
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