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KAYES (Soudan) Famille Indigène

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: "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."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref7914

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo722d4afc5-56b6-428a-9cd9-68b1f837a202

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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref7914
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo722d4afc5-56b6-428a-9cd9-68b1f837a202
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088408-2

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