Island near Monrovia, Liberia

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Object Details

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: "Island near Monrovia, Liberia."

Manuscript on recto.

Item number on verso reads: "11 29856."

Postmark, manuscript message and address on verso.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74f7dba4e-a824-4650-bc3e-ab45ed6673c9

Local Numbers

EEPA LB-07-02

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Liberia

Liberia, -- Montserrado County, -- Providence Island

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Vernacular architecture -- Africa

Provenance

Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2006/07/24 EEPA 2006-009

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 24: Liberia (LB)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 8.5 x 14 cm.)

Date

circa 1912

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA LB 2006-009-0012

Type

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Collection Rights

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Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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