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Dakar View Of The Central Bank And Goree Island

[19--]

Africa; Senegal; Gorée (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 of a skyscaper with the letters "BCEAO" on it, and in the distance is an island. Text on verso reads: "Dakar: Vue de la Banque Central et l'Ile de Gorée; Dakar; View on the Central Bank and the Goree Island; Dakar: Ansicht auf die Zentralbank und die Goree-Insel." and "Photo Baidy Sow.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
Catalog date
[19--]
Recorded places
Africa; Senegal; Gorée (Senegal)
Recorded subjects
Cultural landscapes
Format and extent
1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 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 metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-06-11

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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