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Guinée Française Boffa: Les enfants de la Mission Catholique

circa 1910

Africa; Guinea; Guinea, -- Boffa region, -- Boffa

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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.

Printed caption on recto reads: "2 - Guinée Française; Boffa. - Les enfants de la Mission Catholique." Translated caption reads: "2 - French Guinea, Boffa. - The children of the Catholic Mission.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 21: Guinea (GV)
Catalog date
circa 1910
Recorded places
Africa; Guinea; Guinea, -- Boffa region, -- Boffa
Recorded subjects
Missionaries; Cultural landscapes
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GV 2013-001-0361

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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