"The Market - Kano. Policeman with whip" People are milling about in an open area, buying and selling wares. Flat-roofed mud buildings are in the background. A policeman holding a whip stands guard in the foreground.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., DodowahGold Coast W. A. Market Place. A number of tents and sheds are set up in a cleared space. Large crowds of people buy and sell there, their wares piled around them., and The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Copyright of Basel Mission Book depot, Accra, W.-Africa, No. 14."
407. Lagos. Ebute Ero on Market Day This colored postcard shows a bird's eye view of a street with vendors along the side and people milling about. A large Western-style building is to the left., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and has printed information about the publisher: "Copyright. C.M.S. Bookshop. Lagos (Church Missionary Society)"
"10. ̶ Madagascar. ̶ Tananarive, le marche du Vendredi.” The busy market area at the edge of Antananrivo is shown from above on a Friday. Shoppers fill the walkways between stalls. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “En vente pour “l’Œuvre des Prêtres malgaches” 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe. Ch. pst. 567-39 Paris.” There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., De markt te Hemptinne. There are a number of people on the street at the market. Some people are sitting on the ground near bowls of food and other items., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "Congo- Eigeendom van Scheut."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Bolobo-sur-Congo. Marche indigene (Une palissade separe acheteurs et vendeurs) "Indigenous market. (A fence separates buyers and sellers)" A number of people are outside at a market. There is a long fence that is separating the those who are selling their goods and the buyers. There is also information concerning the printer on the front of the postcard: "Reproduction inderdite Cl. Dr De Valkeneer", and The back of the postcard is blank and includes information about the mission agency: "Ligue Nationale Pour la Protection de L'Enfance Noire au Congo Belge- Envoyez votre adhesion a la Tresoriere, Mme M. Lescart 52, rue Americaine, Bruxelles- Cotisation annuelle: 1 fr.; 5 fr.; 10 fr.
Prints of Markova holding and wearing a ballet slipper owned by Marie Taglioni, a nineteenth century ballerina.
Description:
Embossed: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten" and Stamped verso: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten. / 101 Central Park West / Cannot be reproduced without permission."
Embossed: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten" and Stamped verso: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten. / 146 Central Park West / Cannot be reproduced without permission."