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French Colonies, Senegal and Sudan, Hunting A Hippopotamus On The Sahel
[ca. 1904]
Africa; Senegal
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 group of African men on shore and three European men sitting on a dead hippopotamus. Text on front reads: "Colonies Francaises; Senegal et Soudan; Chasse a l'hippopotame dans le Sahel." Handwritten message on front. Stamp and postmark on front. Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse." Handwritten address on verso. Postmarks on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1904]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Senegal
- Recorded subjects
- Hunting
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-014_ref715
Collection: African Postcard Collection