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Burkina Faso

African Art Museum

Burkina Faso
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Object Details

Creator

Zoom Photo

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

Printed text on recto reads: "Burkina Faso."
Printed text on verso reads: "Province de Comoe / La vieille mosquée de Sideradougou, construite en style soudanais très ancien; elle est ici malheureusement en voie de disparition."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Comoe Province / The historic Sideradougou mosque, built in the ancient Sudanese style, it is unfortunately in danger of disappearing."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Zoom Photo - 03 - B.P. 7136 - Ouagadougou 03 / Aut. N⁰ AN-VI - 320/FP/MAT/SG/DELPAJ du 06/12/89 / Reproduction Interdit - 90/566 / Imprimerie Pierron."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8529

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74cdad4f5-3c79-4ad8-ab1f-9b3b427edfed

Local Numbers

EEPA UV-22-04

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

See Also

Burkina Faso, Cascades, Comoe, Sideradougou (10.66667, -4.25)

Place

Africa
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso -- Cascades -- Comoe -- Sideradougou

Topic

Religious buildings
Mosques

Provenance

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

Creator

Zoom Photo

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Date

ca. 1990

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UV 2010-008-3592

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref8529
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74cdad4f5-3c79-4ad8-ab1f-9b3b427edfed
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087488-4

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