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Creator:
Collection Idéale P.S.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Algeria
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Picture postcard printed by Collection Idéale P.S; series 120.
Printed text on recto reads: "120. ALGÉRIE - La danse du ventre." Translated caption reads: [ALGERIA - The belly dance.] Young woman barefoot, wearing a wavy pants, headscarf and a long shawl.
Manuscript on recto reads: "Bonjour M. et Mme Bonet. [Signature non readable]." Translated manuscript reads: [Hello Mr. and Mrs. Bonet.] Postmarked stamp on verso. Postmark reads:'' LE TREPORT - SEINE-INDRE -23 OCT 03." Adressed to: "Mlle Suzanne Bonet - [?] du Commerce - Tréport - Seine-Indre."
Local Numbers:
EEPA AE-08-01
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:
Dance  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 1995-0008-01
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/xo75b9b1d46-a2d0-4155-a997-b3fa30adf154
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1102