Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Une Chasse à l'Hippopotáme dans l'Ouémé Dahomey
[ca. 1905]
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 men sitting on rocks near a river while two standing men aim their rifles across the river. Printed text on recto reads: "Une Chasse à l'Hippopotáme dans l'Ouémé - Dahomey." Translated caption reads: [A Hippopotamus Hunt in the Oueme (River) - Dahomey]. Handwritten signature on front. Printed text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse." Additional handwritten text on verso. Three postmarks on verso. Postmark date reads: "10 Dec. 05.".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 4: Benin (Dahomey) (DM)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1905]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Benin
- Recorded subjects
- Hunting; Landscapes -- natural
- 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 1985-144061
Collection: African Postcard Collection