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Bulawayo Shangani Memorial

African Art Museum

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

Original caption reads, "BULAWAYO. SHANGANI MEMORIAL." On Verso, "THE SHANGANI MEMORIAL stands in a prominent position on the eastern side of the World's View. The height of the monument is about 33 feet and each side has a measurement of about 24 feet across. The sides are ornamented with panels measuring 15 feet by 7 feet, the designs showing various groups of Major Alan Wilson and other members of the noble band who died for their country on the Shangani River."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref7207

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790c49956-8d50-44e4-81ad-92c86cbe050a

General

Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.

Place

Africa
Zimbabwe

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Creator

Raphael Tuck & Sons

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 48: Zimbabwe (RH)

Extent

1 Postcard (col., 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

ca. 1909

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-30-05

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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref7207
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790c49956-8d50-44e4-81ad-92c86cbe050a
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088530-2

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