Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Dahomey Abomey, Tombeaux des Rois
[ca. 1910]
Africa; Benin
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 five thatched structures. Printed text on recto reads: "Dahomey; Abomey, Tombeaux des Rois." Translated caption reads: [Abomey, Tombs of the Kings]. Printed text on verso includes publishers logo: "Collection ["FS" or "SF"]." and series number: "9240.".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1910]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin
- Recorded subjects
- Cultural landscapes; Architecture; Vernacular architecture -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Item (postcard :cm. ; collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144026
Collection: African Postcard Collection