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Tom Tom Players St. Vincent, Cape Verdes

ca. 1911

Africa; Cape Verde; Cape Verde -- São Vicente

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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.

Printed text on recto reads: "Tom Tom Players, St. Vincent, Cape Verdes." Printed text on verso reads: "'Bon Marché, St. Vincent, Cape Verdes,'." Stamp Box reads: "Printed in Saxony." Image code on verso reads: "11 27015." Manuscript message and address on verso. Postmark on verso, date reads: "..Dez 1911.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 8: Cape Verde (CV)
Catalog date
ca. 1911
Recorded places
Africa; Cape Verde; Cape Verde -- São Vicente
Recorded subjects
Musicians -- Africa; Music -- Africa; Drums -- as musical instruments -- Africa
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 13.7 x 8.8 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 CV 2011-001-0402

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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