Object Details
Creator
White Sisters
Arlaud, G. L., 1869 - 1944 (photographer)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on recto reads: "Soudan Français et Haute-Volte (A. O. F.); Haute-Volta, Ouagadougou: Sur l'instante demande du Baloum-Naba, grand chef de Province encore païn, bâptême de ses 14 plus jeunes enfants."
Translated caption reads: "French Sudan and Upper Volta (French West Africa); Upper Volta, Ouagadougou: On the earnest request of Baloum-Naba, Grand Chief of the Province still heathen, baptism of his 14 younger children."
Printed text on verso reads: "Sœurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, St-Charles; Edition G.-L. Arlaud - Lyon. Repr. interdite."
Item number on verso: "4952."
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Local Numbers
EEPA UV-39-01
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Burkina Faso
Topic
Missionaries
Portrait photography -- Africa
Leaders
Households -- Africa
Children -- Africa
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Baptism
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
Creator
White Sisters
Arlaud, G. L., 1869 - 1944 (photographer)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 5: Burkina Faso (UV)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
circa 1920
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UV 2013-001-0380
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.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087502-5