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West Africa (Senegal), Dakar Thiong Street Schools on Election Day; Governor General Ponty Goes to Vote
[19--]
Africa; Senegal
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Postcard image of an urban street, crowds of people, and horse-drawn vehicles. A European man is in an open carriage on the right. Text on front reads: "203; Afrique Occidentale (Senegal) - DAKAR; Les Ecoles rue de Thiong un jour d'election; M. le Gouverneur General Ponty vient de voter." On front: "Collection Gautron." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse." Handwritten message on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
- Catalog date
- [19--]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Senegal
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗
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Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref674
Collection: African Postcard Collection
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