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Creator:
Valentine & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Benin
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Worhshipping the chief, Dahomey village, Imperial International Exhibition, London, 1909."
Printed text on verso reads: "Printed by Valentine & Sons Ltd Dundee, London & New York." Stamp box reads: "Valentine's Series."
Local Numbers:
EEPA DM-15-17
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
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
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
World's fairs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture 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 2013-001-0071
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/xo7cc880536-4973-486f-9281-7723d6a53e8c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3968