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Creator:
Society of African Missions  Search this
Lescuyer, Maurice  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Benin
Date:
[ca. 1930]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of a church with a group of people standing in front of it. Printed text on recto reads: "10. Dahomey - Cathédrale de Ouidah." Translated caption reads: [Dahomey - Ouidah Cathedral]. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Missions Africaines, 150, cours Gambetta, Lyon." Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale / Phototypie Mce Lescuyer, 16, r. des Remparts-d'Ainay, Lyon."
Local Numbers:
EEPA DM-45-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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:
Religious buildings  Search this
Cultural landscapes  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 1985-144077
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/xo7de1fb37e-f4f3-4cd0-a2d4-4b5fb51930da
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3948