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Dahomey Zounon, King of Porto-Novo, Paying a Visit to the Reverend Mother Superior General
[19--]
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 a group of African men, women, and children along with European nuns. Text on front, bottom reads: "Dahomey - Zounon, roi de Porto-Novo, rend visite a la Reverende Mere Superieure Generale." Text on front, top reads: "Souers Missionaires de Notre-Dame des Apotres - Venissieux (Rhone)." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale.".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Catalog date
- [19--]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8660
Collection: African Postcard Collection