Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Intérieur du Cercle "La Dahoméenne" de Porto-Novo
[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 the inside of a bar. Three men are seated at a table while two men in the background play pool, two waiters stand in the back. Printed text on recto reads: "Intérieur du Cercle 'La Dahoméenne' de Porto-Novo." Translated caption reads: [Inner Circle "The Dahomeian" of Porto-Novo.] Manuscript on recto, date reads: "12-10-04." Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce côte est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse." Manuscript address on verso. Postmarks on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1904]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin
- Recorded subjects
- Cultural landscapes; Recreation
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA DM 1985-144070
Collection: African Postcard Collection