Kayes (Soudan Français) Inondation du 22 Août 1906, aspect de la voie du chemin de fer

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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: "Kayes (Soudan Français). - Inondation du 22 Août 1906; Aspect de la voie du chemin de fer."

Translated caption reads: "Kayes (French Sudan). - Flood of August 22, 1906; Appearance of the railroad track."

Item number on verso reads: "90228."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729202eb2-3ce7-43bb-9552-7c00281a562c

Local Numbers

EEPA ML-47-03

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Mali

Mali, -- Kayes Region, -- Kayes

Topic

Transportation -- Africa

Cultural landscapes

Railroads

Floods

Natural disasters

Boats and boating

Provenance

JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 28: Mali (ML)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

circa 1906

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ML 2012-001-1624

Type

Archival materials

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.

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