Dakar Tam-Tam Soudanais
Object Details
- General
- Image indexed by negative number.
- Place
- Africa
- Senegal
- Topic
- Music
- Musicians
- Musical instruments
- See more items in
- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 38: Senegal (SG)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
- Date
- [19--]
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-19-16
- 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
- Text on front reads: "3. - DAKAR - Tam-Tam Soudanais. A. Albaret - Dakar."
- Translated postcard caption reads, "3. DAKAR - Sudanese Tam-Tam."
- Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "Dakar le 12 juin. Chers parents, Nous devons enfin appareiller ce matin à notre grand soulagement car cela devient intolérable ici. Je suis toujours très perplexe sur ce que je ferai en france, si possible je ne ferai pas le prochain voyage pour aller faire ma cure a Vichy. Espèrons que tout s'arrangera pour le mieux. J'espère que tout va bien pour vous car il y a longtemps que je n'ai eu de vos nouvelles. Mille bons baisers à tous trois. Henry."
- Translated handwritten text on verso reads, "Dakar, June 12. Dear parents, It is with relief that we will leave this morning. The situation has become unbearable. I still don't have any project upon my return to France but I may go to Vichy for a cure. Let's hope everything will get better. I have not heard from you for a long time therefore I hope everything is well. Thousand of kisses to the three of you. Henry."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871088404-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0