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West Africa (Senegal) An Excursion on a Small River in the Vicinity of Saint-Louis
[ca. 1922]
Africa; Senegal
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 people waiting on shore for a man with a boat. There is also gear on shore. Handwritten drawing of the Eiffel Tower and an alligator on the front. Text on front reads: "407. Afrique Occidentale (Senegal) - Promenade sur un Marigot aux environs de Saint-Louis." On front: "P. Tacher, phot. St-Louis." Handwritten and dated message on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1922]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Senegal
- Recorded subjects
- Transportation
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 8.9 x 14 cm.)
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Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref707
Collection: African Postcard Collection