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Photographer:
Hazoume, E.  Search this
Creator:
S.A.P.E.C.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Benin
Benin -- Atlantique -- Ganvié
Date:
[ca. 1980]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of a large canoe with men and women in it. Other canoes are visible and there is a village in the background. Printed text on verso reads: "Visitez Ganvie / Lumière du Benin." Translated caption reads: [Visit Ganvie / Light of Benin]. Logo: "SAPEC" on recto.
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Editions S.A.P.E.C. - B.P. 03-2095 - Cotonou © - Reproduction interdit / Carré 383 - Face Eglise St. Michel - Cotonou / Républic Populaire du Benin / Photo: E. Hazoume Collectionnez les Cartes Postales SAPEC. Ref. 8403."
Local Numbers:
EEPA DM-19-01 A1992-02-026
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1992-02-026
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:
Transportation  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Music -- 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 1985-144058
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/xo70b401868-e30a-46b2-a80e-89ff04bb30ae
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref818