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Dakar The Marine Barracks and the Depot of D.S.L

[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 train cars in a railyard in the foreground and a compound of buildings in the background. Text on front reads: "8 DAKAR - Les Casernes de la Marine et le Depot du D.S.L." On front: "Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep.int." Text on verso reads: Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
Catalog date
[19--]
Recorded places
Africa; Senegal
Recorded subjects
Transportation; Cultural landscapes
Format and extent
1 Postcard (col., 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 1985-147109

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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