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Dakar Notable

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

Text on front reads: "18. Dakar. Notable. Edition Maison Bouchut."
Translated postcard caption reads, "18. Dakar. Notable."
Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "Rufisque. 2 Janvier 19--. Ma chere maman, j'ai cru lorsque nous sommes arrives le 31 Decembre a Dakar que nous allions partir immediatement pour Marseille. Pas du tout. Apres avoir embarque 220 tonnes de charbon et pris de l'eau nous sommes alles a Rufisque ou nous completons en ce moment notre chargement. Les cales sont pleines et les sacs s'entassent en pyramides sur les ponts avant et arriere. Ce soir le chargement sera complet et nous irons alors a Dakar. Nous y passerons une journee, donc demain soir dans la nuit ou apres demain, nous mettrons le cap sur Gibraltar. Nous arriverons probablement le 14 a Marseille (vers 14)."
Translated handwritten text on verso reads, "Rufisque. January 2, 19--. Dear mom, when we reached Dakar on December 31, I thought we would directly return to Marseille. Wrong! We did load 220t. of coal as well as water. Then we went to Rufisque where we now complete full loading of the ship. By tonight we should be done and then we will go to Dakar. We will call there for a day before leaving during the night or the next day to Gibraltar. We should arrive in Marseille by the 14th."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref7864

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f27d003d-02de-47bd-93ec-107493571d4f

General

Image indexed by negative number.

Place

Africa
Senegal

Topic

Leaders
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Amulets

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

Extent

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

Date

[19--]

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-15-01

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_ref7864
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f27d003d-02de-47bd-93ec-107493571d4f
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088401-3

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