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Surf-boat on the Gold Coast Accra showing how traveller gets ashore there

[ca. 1910]

Africa; Ghana

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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.

Orginal caption reads, "Surf-boat on the Gold Coast Accra showing how traveller gets ashore there." Printed caption on verso reads, "Union Postale Universelle. Gold coast (Côte d'or). Post card. Made by Novitas Berlin S.42. Basel Mission Book Depot Accra W.-Africa.".

Collection
West Africa Postcard Album
Catalog date
[ca. 1910]
Recorded places
Africa; Ghana
Recorded subjects
Colonial administrators; Transportation
Format and extent
1 Postcard (color, 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.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-013

Collection: West Africa Postcard Album

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