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.
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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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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087925-2