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Dorf der Eingeborenen bei Kwiro

c. 1910

Africa; Tanzania

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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.

Text on recto reads: "Dorf der Eingeborenen bei Kwiro. Bilder aus der Mission der Benediktiner von St. Oitilien. Nachdruck verboten." Translated caption on recto reads: "Native village near Kwiro." Additional text on verso reads: "Kwiro, Mahenge, Deutsch Ostafrika.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 43: Tanzania and Zanzibar (TZ)
Catalog date
c. 1910
Recorded places
Africa; Tanzania
Recorded subjects
Cultural landscapes; Vernacular architecture
Format and extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 8.9 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 ↗

Source collection ↗

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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA TZ 1994-007-011

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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