Object Details
Creator
Ocean Comfort Company
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 Ocean Comfort Company.
Printed text on recto reads: "Une Pensée d'Alger." Translated caption reads: "A THOUGHT FROM ALGIERS''. Verso postmarked stamp reads : "25-NOV-12''.
Printed text on verso reads: "Ocean Comfort Company m.b. H. Bremeau. H 4-15. a 7888." Postmarked stamp on verso reads: "25-NOV-12."
Manuscript on verso reads: "...We will reach Algiers Monday,... I... whether we will have much time then. Big storm has made captain lose time. Smooth sea today the 23rd. No one sick for a moment. How you would have ... this trip.12 days on the sea. Should be in Naples on Wednesday next. Lovingly." Signature not readable. Addressed to: ''Wife Clara Soor - Waverley - Massachusetts - U.S.A.''
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Local Numbers
EEPA AE-16-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Algeria
Topic
Marketplaces
Creator
Ocean Comfort Company
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., col., 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1912]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0016-02
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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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087340-1