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Senegal The Launching of the "Saint Joseph", View Taken From Opposite Direction

[ca. 1910]

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 boat on a beach with a crowd of people observing. Text on front reads: "Senegal - Le Lancement du Saint-Joseph, vue prise a l'oppose." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les Pays Etrangers. (Se renseigner a la Poste.);Correspondance; Adresse." Handwritten message and address on verso. Stamp and postmarks on verso.

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
Catalog date
[ca. 1910]
Recorded places
Africa; Senegal
Recorded subjects
Transportation
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: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-147112

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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