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A rest by the way

African Art Museum

A rest by the way
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Object Details

Creator

Raphael Tuck & Sons

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

Printed recto caption reads: "A REST BY THE WAY."
Printed caption on verso reads: "A Rest by the Way. A typical scene near the desert region. Just outside the white -walled Egyptian village is a clump of green date palm trees, making a veritable oasis for the tired traveller from across the Libyan Desert."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Wide-Wide-World' Picturesque Egypt. Series XI. / Raphael Tuck& Sons 'OILETTE' Postcard 7441. / Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen. Printed in England." Publisher's logos on recto and verso.
Postmarked postage stamp, manuscript message, and address on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8305

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo743e57cb7-75af-4b0b-8542-94709bf2e982

Local Numbers

EEPA UA-14-15

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa
Egypt

Topic

Landscape -- Photographs
Cultural landscapes
Landscapes -- natural

Provenance

I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.

Creator

Raphael Tuck & Sons

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1910]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 2012-001-0133

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Paintings

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

Picture postcards
Paintings -- Reproductions

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref8305
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo743e57cb7-75af-4b0b-8542-94709bf2e982
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087925-2

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