Object Details
Creator
Penel, L.
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: "Afrique Occidentale Française - Mauritanie; Aleg - Bureau des Postes et Télégraphes."
Translated caption reads: "French West Africa - Mauritania; Aleg - Post and Telegraph Office."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection L. Penel, Saint-Louis."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref6418
Local Numbers
EEPA MU-35-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Mauritania, Brakna Region, Aleg (17.0481, -13.9209)
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Place
Africa
Mauritania
Mauritania, -- Brakna Region, -- Aleg
Topic
Industry
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Portrait photography -- Africa
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Creator
Penel, L.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 29: Mauritania (MU)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 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 MU 2012-001-1590
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_ref6418
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088237-0