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St. Louis, Senegal St. Germain Place, The Monument Raised To The Memory Of The 1878 Yellow Fever Victims

[19--.]

Africa; Senegal

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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 a monument with two uniformed men visible in the foreground. Text on front reads: "161.- St-LOUIS (Senegal).- Place St-Germain; Monument eleve a la memoire des victimes de la fievre jaune en 1878." On front: "P.Tacher, phot. St-Louis." Stamp and postmark on front. Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les pays etrangers. (Se renseigner a la Poste.); Correspondance; Adresse." Handwritten address 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, 14 x 9 cm.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref685

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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