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Potash Boat on Lake Chad. Africa

ca. 1940

Africa; Chad; Chad -- Lac -- Lake Chad

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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.

Original caption reads, "Potash Boat on Lake Chad. Africa." Printed text on verso reads: "Post Card / British Made.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 10: Chad (CD)
Catalog date
ca. 1940
Recorded places
Africa; Chad; Chad -- Lac -- Lake Chad
Recorded subjects
Transportation -- Africa; Men; Boats
Format and extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

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 CD 1985-140226

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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