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Dakar The Modern City Has Kept Its Old Markets

African Art Museum

Object Details

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Postcard with three images. The central image is an urban street with skycrapers, vendors, and the "Chambre de Commerce" building. Another image has an ornate building, traffic, and a marketplace. The third image shows a marketplace and an ornate building. Text on front reads: "DAKAR." Text on verso reads: "La cite moderne a garde ses marches anciens.; The modern city has kept its old markets.; «Collectionnez les Cartes Postales»" On verso:"Photo: Wakhatilene."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref7837

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79bb39b28-8c68-4ce6-8a41-b397bc943667

Local Numbers

A1993-17-26

General

Image indexed by negative number.

Place

Africa
Senegal

Topic

Cultural landscapes

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)

Extent

1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Date

[19--]

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-07-63

Type

Archival materials
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

Postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref7837
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79bb39b28-8c68-4ce6-8a41-b397bc943667
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088398-0

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