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Creator:
Meunier, A.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Algeria
Date:
1927
Scope and Contents:
Picture postcard printed by A. Meunier.
Printed text on recto reads: "ALGÉRIE." Additional printed text on recto reads: "A. Meunier." Translated caption reads: "ALGERIA''. Primary image on recto: geographic map of Algeria; secondary recto image in upper left corner: illustration of a man seated on a horse.
Postmarks on verso. Stamp removed.
Manuscript on verso reads: "Paris, le 25 avril 1927 - Mon cher Consul Général et bon Ami - Depuis quelque temps déjà, je suis privé de vos nouvelles, lesquelles, je l'espère continuent à être bonnes - J'avais traduit, ainsi que je vous l'ai écrit, l'article que vous aviez consacré dans 'O Seculo', aux précurseurs de Colomb, à seule fin de vous faire de la réclame pour votre érudition, or, par suite d'une négligence, tout est perdu et j'en suis contrarié ! Pourriez-vous me faire adresser un nouvel exemplaire du Seculo qui renfermait l'article. Merci d'avance - Peut-être n'avez-vous pas reçu ma dernière carte ? Il est vrai que ce fut au moment des troubles. Affectueuse poignée de main votre toujours dévoué E. Cravoisier. Adresse: Monsieur Antonio Ferreira de Serpa- Ancien Consul Général - Campo Grande, 156- Lisbonne - Portugal." Translated manuscript on verso reads: [Paris, April 25, 1927 - My dear General Consul and friend - It has been a while since I have received any news from you, which I hope are still good- I translated, as I wrote to you, the article which you dedicated in ''O Seculo'', to the precursors of Columbus, in the intention to advertise your erudition, but, due to a negligence, everything is lost and I am really bothered ! Could you send me a new copy of Seculo which contained the article. Thanks in advance - Maybe you didn't receive my last postcard ? It is true it was during troubled times. Yours faithfully E. Cravoisier. Addressed to: Mr. Antonio Ferreira de Serpa - Former General Consul - Campo Grande, 156- Lisbonne - Portugal.]
Local Numbers:
EEPA AE-06-33
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
IU: Iowa University; Iowa City, Iowa; Donation; 1995.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Animals -- Africa  Search this
Domestic animals  Search this
Maps  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0006-33
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d4b707a7-f764-4f31-8385-d12c46317c0f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1082