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Senegal, Rufisque Bastille Day, Jug Game

[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 child participating in a game, and there are two European men and a large crowd of Africans as spectators. Text on front reads: "Senegal.- RUFISQUE - 14 juillet - Jeu des Cruches." On front: "Em. Verneret, Rufisque, Senegal." Trade-mark on front. 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
Recorded subjects
Recreation
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_ref648

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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