Extent:

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

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Liberia

Liberia, -- Montserrado County, -- Monrovia

Date:

[ca. 1912]

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on recto reads: "Waterstreet at Christmas time. Monrovia, Liberia."

Manuscript number on verso: "A239." Printed item number on verso: "11 26719."

Local Numbers:

EEPA LB-07-03

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:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Architecture -- Africa  Search this

Holidays  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Christmas  Search this

Costume -- Africa  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 LB 2013-001-0428

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 24: Liberia (LB)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ff77bf7a-aa0a-4378-91de-ce66fbb3fae5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5452