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Bananeraie au Sénégal

[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: "Bananeraie au Sénégal." Translated postcard caption reads, "Banana trees in Senegal." Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "La principale production du Sénégal est celle de l'arachide, dont l'exportation atteint le chiffre de 300.000 tonnes. Les autres productions sont la gomme, le caoutchouc et la cire." Translated handwritten text on verso reads, "The principal production of Senegal is peanut of which exports reach the figure of 300,000 tons. Other products are gum, rubber and wax.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
Catalog date
[19--]
Recorded places
Africa; Senegal
Recorded subjects
Industries; Agriculture; 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 ↗

Source collection ↗

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

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-35-04

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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