Object Details
Creator
Raphael Tuck & Sons
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: "Morocco; A Moorish Sainthouse."
Printed caption on verso reads: "A Moorish Saint-House. Here is a tomb shich is a rest-house for tired travellers, as well as a resort for the praying faithful. Some Sidi of renown-perhaps old Sidi Boukris, sleeps here, and promises wealth and good fortune to those who come to his shrine."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Wide-Wide-World' Morocco. Series II. / Raphael Tuck& Sons 'OILETTE' [Regd] Postcard No. 7428. / Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen. Printed in England." Publisher's logo on verso and recto. Artist's signature on recto: "L. M. Song."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MR-22-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Morocco
Topic
Religious buildings
Islamic architecture
Cultural landscapes
Architecture -- Africa
Shrines
Tombs
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
Creator
Raphael Tuck & Sons
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 30: Morocco (MR)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
circa 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MR 2012-001-0623
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.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088282-1