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Afrique Occidentale (Sénégal) DAKAR. Embarquement des troupes pour le Maroc

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: "182. Afrique Occidentale (Sénégal). DAKAR. Embarquement des troupes pour le Maroc. Collection Gautron."
Translated postcard caption reads, "182. West Africa (Senegal) - DAKAR. - Boarding of the troops to Morocco."
Additional handwritten text on front reads, "Camp de Tiaroye le 27/3, 16. Chere petite soeur, Ca ne change pas. Toujours du sable et du vent. Bonjour a toute la famille. Embrasse bien les bons parents. ton frangin qui t'embrasse de bon coeur."
Translated handwritten text on verso reads, "March 27, 1916. Dear little sister. It doesn't change. Always sand and wind. Hello to the whole family. Give my love to the dear relatives. Your brother who send you kisses with love."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8011

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d0d1cb74-794e-46af-ab64-ea7b46852fd7

General

Image indexed by negative number.

Local Note

Additional handwritten number on verso reads, "1985-147019."

Place

Africa
Senegal
Morocco

Topic

Armed Forces
Transportation

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

Extent

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

Date

[19--]

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-38-09

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_ref8011
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d0d1cb74-794e-46af-ab64-ea7b46852fd7
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088422-1

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