Object Details
Creator
Ali Ben Otman (Tripoli)
Capello, Cesare
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: "Homs - Mercato."
Translated caption reads: "Homs - The Market."
Printed text on verso reads: "Ediz. Ali Ben Otman - Tripoli.; Stab. Grafico Cesare Capello - Milano; Foto Brillante; Impressione dal vero."
Manuscript message, address, and postmarked postage stamp on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref5486
Local Numbers
EEPA LY-07-05
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Libya, Al Marqab Province, Al Khums (Homs) (32.648613, 14.261909)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Libya
Libya, -- Al Marqab Province, -- Al Khums (Homs)
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Architecture -- Africa
Marketplaces
Animals -- Africa
Camels
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
Creator
Ali Ben Otman (Tripoli)
Capello, Cesare
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 25: Libya (LY)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Condition
Photo emulsion cracking.
Date
[ca. 1940]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA LY 2013-001-0312
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_ref5486
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088142-0