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Dahomey Une bonne chasse
[ca. 1912]
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 two young men holding a carrying-pole with a dead leopard tied to it. Two men stand behind, one holding a rifle. Printed text on recto reads: "1. Dahomey, Une bonne chasse." Translated caption reads: [Dahomey, A Good Catch]. Remnant of partially removed postage stamp on recto. Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondence; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse." Manuscript and address on verso, date reads: "24/12/12".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1912]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin
- Recorded subjects
- Hunting
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144059
Collection: African Postcard Collection