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: "56. - KAYES (Soudan). - Famille Indigène. Collection Albaret, Kayes."
Translated postcard caption reads, "56. - KAYES (Sudan). - Indigenous Family."
Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "Tombouctou, ce 28 Janvier 1919. J'aurais voulu t'envoyer une carte représentant des Touareg ou des Songhrai, c'est-à-dire des indigènes de la région de Tombouctou. Mais il n'y en a pas. Cette famille qui ouvre de si grand yeux devant l'appareil est probablement du Haut-Sénégal. Tombouctou est une vraie petite ville, au milieu de dunes de sable ou il n'y a presque pas de végétation. Un canal qui vient d'être achevé, la relie au Niger et j'ai pu y arriver avec ma chaloupe à vapeur "l'Ibis" ou "Gouverneur Clozet". Le vent qui souffle ici, froid en ce moment, vient du Nord... c'est peut-être un peu de vent de France. Je t'embrasse."
Translated handwritten text on verso reads, "Tombouctou January 28, 1919. I would have liked to send you a card representing the Touareg or the Songhai, that is to say natives of the region of tombouctou but there weren't any. This family that opens such serious eyes before the camera is probably from Upper Senegal. Tombouctou is a truly small city in the middle of sand dunes where there is almost no vegetation. A canal that was just completed connects it to the Niger and I was able to get there with my steam launch, "the Ibis" or "Governor clozet". The wind that blows here, cold just now comes from the North... maybe it's a little wind from France. Love."
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General
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Senegal
Topic
Portraits
Clothing and dress -- Africa
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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-20-25
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.
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Record ID
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