Dakar The Modern City Has Kept Its Old Markets
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- A1993-17-26
- General
- Image indexed by negative number.
- Place
- Africa
- Senegal
- Topic
- Cultural landscapes
- See more items in
- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
- Date
- [19--]
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-07-63
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Collection Citation
- African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Postcards
- Scope and Contents
- Postcard with three images. The central image is an urban street with skycrapers, vendors, and the "Chambre de Commerce" building. Another image has an ornate building, traffic, and a marketplace. The third image shows a marketplace and an ornate building. Text on front reads: "DAKAR." Text on verso reads: "La cite moderne a garde ses marches anciens.; The modern city has kept its old markets.; «Collectionnez les Cartes Postales»" On verso:"Photo: Wakhatilene."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871088398-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0