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DAKAR Embarquement du 4e Sénégalais pour le Maroc, 9 Avril 1908

[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.

Text on front reads: "75. - DAKAR - Embarquement du 4e Sénégalais pour le Maroc, 9 Avril 1908." Translated postcard caption reads, "75. - DAKAR - Boarding of the 4th Senegalese to Morocco, April 9, 1908." Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "Alphonse Morère, Bataillon d'Infanterie, Colonnade de l'A.O.F., 3ie Compagnie à Dakar, Sénégal. Dakar le 19 Juillet 1909. Cher Ami, C'est avec grand plaisir que j'ai recu ta lettre du 27 Juin et, certes j'ai été charmé des belles paroles que tu m'as écrites, me rappelant hélas! de si joyeux souvenirs. Tu me dis de t'écrire longuement, mais pour le moment, cher ami, je ne puis le faire étant très occupé. Mais j'espère trouver bientot une bonne journée, que je consacrerai spécialement à toi afin que je puisse te raconter mes principales aventures. Je suis pour le moment en bonne santé et le désire de même. Adieu, cher ami, je t'envoie une cordiale poignée de main. Alphonse. ne te fais pas de bile." Translated handwritten text on verso reads, "Dakar, July 19, 1909. dear friend, It's with great pleasure that I received your letter of the 27th of June, and certainly I was charmed by the beautiful words you wrote reminding me -alas!- of such joyful memories. You tell me to write at length but for the moment, dear friend, I cannot do so as I am very busy. But I hope to find soon a good long day, which I will devote especially to you so that I can tell you my main adventures. For the time being I am in good health and wish you the same. Adieu dear friend, I send you a cordial handshake. Don't fret.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
Catalog date
[19--]
Recorded places
Africa; Senegal
Recorded subjects
Armed Forces; Transportation
Format and extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 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: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-38-08

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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