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Creator:
Lévy Fils et Cie.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Algeria
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Picture postcard printed by LL; series 252.
Printed text on recto reads: "252 ALGER. - Un coin du Jardin d'Essai. - LL." Translated caption reads: [ALGIERS - A corner in the Essai garden.] In the foreground two men sitting on a bench, flora in the background. Manuscript on verso reads: "Mademoiselle Marie- Vous la plus ferme de vos soeurs, je me permets de vous envoyer de bons et gros baisers et devenez bien raisonnable. Madame Leclerc." Translated verso reads: [Miss Marie - You the most serious of your sisters, I take the opportunity to send you big smacks and wish you become reasonable. Ms. Leclerc.]
Local Numbers:
EEPA AE-06-08
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
IU: Iowa University; Iowa City, Iowa; Donation; 1995.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cityscape photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0006-08
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79ec1193d-5b8a-430b-98bf-eef7c9f31833
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1057