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A creek at Mombasa

c. 1910

Africa; Kenya; Kenya -- Coast province -- Mombasa

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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: "A creek at Mombasa / Une crique à Mombasa." Items EEPA KE-24-04 and EEPA KE-24-07 bear duplicate recto images.

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Catalog date
c. 1910
Recorded places
Africa; Kenya; Kenya -- Coast province -- Mombasa
Recorded subjects
Transportation; Boats and boating
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., 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 ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2010-001-115

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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