Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on recto reads: "Congo Français. Un joli pagne de femme 'Sangho'."
Translated caption reads: "French Congo. A 'Sangho' woman's pretty wrapper."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto, manuscript message and address on verso.
This picture was taken by Auguste Béchaud ca. 1909 in a Sango village nearby Mobaye in the Oubangui River. [Provided by Juan Fandos-Ruis and Didier Carité] [Sources: Bradshaw, Richard and Juan Fandos-Rius, "Béchaud, Augustee (1874-1912)" in Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic, 111. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, New Editions 2016. Carité, Didier, Auguste Béchaud, photographe-soldat en Afrique centrale 1909-1912, 2009.]
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Local Numbers
EEPA CF-20-11
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Portrait photography
Provenance
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Condition
Postcard discolored, upper and lower right corners (recto) corner torn, upper left corner perforated.
Date
[ca. 1909]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140679
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-1536871081657-1536871087832-2