Object Details
Creator
DIAVOLTA
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 verso reads: "Haute-Volta / Etrange et curieuse construction bâtie par des termites."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Upper Volta / Strange and curious structure built by termites."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "© Photo DIAVOLTA - 82/650 / Imprimerie PIERRON." Stamp box reads: "Couleurs Naturelles."
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Local Numbers
EEPA UV-14-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Topic
Landscapes -- natural
Provenance
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
Creator
DIAVOLTA
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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. 1980
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UV 2010-008-3660
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_ref8592
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087500-1