Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Abomey S.M. Ago-Li-Agbo sur son char traine par ses ministres
[ca. 1904]
Africa; Benin
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Postcard image of Dahomey king, Agoli-Agbo, in a ceremonial chariot. Printed text on recto reads: "Abomey. - S.M. Ago-Li-Agbo sur son char traine par ses ministres." Translated caption reads: [Abomey. - His Majesty Ago-Li-Agbo on his chariot drawn by his ministers]. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Colonies Françaises; Dahomey." Publisher's logo on recto. Postmarked postage stamps on recto. Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'addresse." Address and postmarks on verso. Postmark date on verso reads: "9 JANV 04," postmark date on recto reads: "13 JUIL 06.".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1904]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin
- Recorded subjects
- Leaders; Portraits -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144027
Collection: African Postcard Collection