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West Africa (Senegal) Dakar Packing Ground-Nuts At the Dockyards

[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 huge pile of ground-nuts in the process of being bagged for shipment. Ships are visible in the background. Text on front reads: "133. Afrique Occidentale (Senegal) Dakar - Manipulation des Arachites sur les Quais." On front: "Collection Generale de l"A.O.F. - fortier, Dakar - Reprod.interd." 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
Industry; Transportation
Format and extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 8.8 x 13.8 cm.)
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Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item A1995-13-182

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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