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International Colonial Exposition, Paris 1931 French West Africa, The Indigenous Marketplace

[1931]

Africa; Côte d'Ivoire

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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.

Postcard image of a buildings and a conical structure. Text on front, top reads: "Exposition Coloniale Internationale- Paris 1931." Text on front, bottom reads: "10. Afrique Occidentale Francaise - Le place du marche indigene, Archs. Germain Olivier et Jacques Georges Lambert." Trade-mark on front, lower left: "B" in a triangle. Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 51: Non-Africa / 51.2: World Fairs and Museum Displays
Catalog date
[1931]
Recorded places
Africa; Côte d'Ivoire
Recorded subjects
Vernacular architecture
Format and extent
1 Postcard (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: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8656

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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