View of a marketplace from above, Cove, Benin, ca. 1900-1930

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Title: View of a marketplace from above, Cove, Benin, ca. 1900-1930
Published / Created: 1900-1930
Publication Place: Cove, Benin, Africa
Description: 6. DAHOMEY - Cove - Un coin du marche ("A corner of the market"). In a photograph from above, the thatched roofs of seventeen market stands are visible. Numerous people move in and out of the stands, and some pose for the picture, as they congregate in the marketplace. Postcard issued by "Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the printer: "Phototypie Mce Lescuyer, 16, r. des Remparts-d'Ainay, Lyon."
Extent: 9 x 14.25 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: Missionary Postcard Collection
Collection / Other Creator: Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date: 1880-1950
Container / Volume: Box 6

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