Object Details
Creator
Neurdein frères
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Picture postcard printed by Neurdein Frères; series 401.
Printed text on recto reads: "401 ALGER. - La Nouvelle Poste et la Direction générale des P.T.T. N.D. Phot." Translated caption reads: "ALGIERS. The new post office and the telecommunication company headquarters''. Recto signature reads: "Mme Berthe." Printed text on verso reads: "Imp. Neurdein et Cie. Paris."
Manuscript on verso reads: "8 novembre- Ma bonne amie Sophie- Il y a bien longtemps que je n'aie pas reçu de vos nouvelles je pense qu'elles sont bonnes et que vous êtes en bonne santé - Chez nous nous sommes tous en bonne santé mais nous sommes séparé[s] de Georgette - Depuis les premiers jours de juillet elle est en normandie - Dans la famille de son père elle vit au milieu d'une ferme et en pleine campagne elle a trop grandit - Donc [à] 12 ans elle avait plus d'un mètre 70 elle etait tres an[n]émiée, toujours des maux de tête- Les docteurs qui l'ont revue on[t] dit il faut la France [à] cette enfant l'air des champs la grande campagne nous nous sommes résignés. Sans oublier vos chers enfants. Berthe Leclerc." Translated verso reads: [November 8 - My dear friend Sophie. It has been a while since I received news from you, I hope everything is fine and that you are in a good health- We are in a good health however we are separated from Georgette. Since the first days of July she is in Normandy. She is living in her father's family, a farm in the country - She grew up too quickly. So at 12 years' old she was already 5'7", she was anaemic and always had headaches - the doctors who saw her, said this child needs France, she needs the country - We submitted ourselves to this idea - Without forgetting your dear children. Berthe Leclerc
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Local Numbers
EEPA AE-06-24
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Algeria
Topic
Cityscape photography
Provenance
IU: Iowa University;.] Iowa City, Iowa; Donation; 1995.
Creator
Neurdein frères
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm)
Date
[ca. 1905]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0006-24
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
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
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087327-1