Object Details
Creator
Messageries Maritimes
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Text on recto reads: "208. Petit Marché de Village. Pays des Massai (Afrique Centrale)."
Translated postcard caption reads, "208. Small Village Market. Massai country (Central Africa)."
Additional text on verso reads: "Messageries Maritimes."
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-16-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Marketplaces
Costume -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Jewelry
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010
Creator
Messageries Maritimes
Culture
Maasai (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
c. 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2009-010-134
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_ref5293
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088113-1