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Dakar, Senegal Colonial Hospital Entrance

[ca. 1906]

Africa; 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 image of a building with the sign that reads "Hopital Colonial." Text on front reads: "Senegal.- 155. DAKAR.- Entree Hopital Colonial." On front: "M.D., photo, Dakar." Handwritten and dated message on front. Stamp and postmark on front. Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse." Handwritten message on verso.

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
Catalog date
[ca. 1906]
Recorded places
Africa; Senegal
Format and extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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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: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref671

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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