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Tripoli Costume Tripolino

circa 1920

Africa; Libya; Libya -- Tarabulus -- Tripoli

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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: "Tripoli - Costume Tripolino." Manuscript address and postmarked postage stamp on verso.

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 25: Libya (LY)
Catalog date
circa 1920
Recorded places
Africa; Libya; Libya -- Tarabulus -- Tripoli
Recorded subjects
Portrait photography -- Africa; Costume -- Africa; Children
Format and extent
1 Postcard (halftone., hand colored, 14 x 8.5 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 LY 2011-014-0232

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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