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Algeria ALGER - La Nouvelle Poste et la Direction générale des P.T.T

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Algeria ALGER - La Nouvelle Poste et la Direction générale des P.T.T
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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
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref1073

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78391d01a-8aff-417e-9b9c-8566d6281311

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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref1073
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78391d01a-8aff-417e-9b9c-8566d6281311
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087327-1

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