Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Rum Sellers, Porto Novo, Benin
[between 1877-1895]
Africa; Porto-Novo (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.
Stereosopic picture of three youths pouring rum. In background is a thatched roofed mud hut with a bamboo addition, between 1877-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Rum Cellers, Porto Novo." Photographer unknown.
- Collection
- West African photographs
- Catalog date
- [between 1877-1895]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Porto-Novo (Benin)
- Recorded subjects
- Street vendors
- Format and extent
- 1 Print (albumen., b&w, 10 x 16 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170050
Collection: West African photographs