Creator:

Photographie Fabre  Search this

Behanzin, King of Dahomey, 1841-1906  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Benin

Date:

[ca. 1900]

Scope and Contents:

Postcard image of three young women. Printed text on recto reads: "Le Trois Filles de Behanzin" and "Photographie Fabre." Translated caption reads: [Three Daughters of Behanzin]. Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote exclusivement reserve a l'adresse." Manuscript on recto reads: "Martinique."

Local Numbers:

EEPA DM-15-11

Provenance:

JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.

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:

Leaders  Search this

Portraits -- Africa  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 DM 1985-144008

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7df421968-efcf-41dd-87ce-652fc5e5e284

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3884