Object Details
Photographer
I. Benghiat Son, Aden
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: "Three Masai women."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Carte postale. Hotel de l'Europe. Turkish Shop. I Benghiat Son. Aden."
Ms. on recto; address and postmarks on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA KE-20-71
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
Place
Africa
Kenya
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Women
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Body arts
Jewelry
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010
Photographer
I. Benghiat Son, Aden
Culture
Maasai (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 8.9 cm.)
Date
c. 1907
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2009-010-135
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref5294
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088113-2