Object Details
Photographer
Visser, Robert, 1860-1937
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed text on recto reads: "Congo. / No. 25. Vierge à vendre."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Congo. No. 25. Virgin for sale."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Photographie R. Visser, Déposé."
Items EEPA CG-20-38 and EEPA CF-20-39 are duplicate postcards excepting slight caption variation.
Manuscript message on recto, address on verso. Postmarked postage stamp on verso.
Robert Visser photograph reproduced on postcard is part of series of images carved into an ivory tusk which is now part of the National Museum of African Art (2007-1-2).
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Local Numbers
EEPA CF-20-38
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Portrait photography
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Photographer
Visser, Robert, 1860-1937
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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.)
Date
ca. 1900
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140719
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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.
Bibliography
A duplicate copy of this postcard was published in: Freyer, Bryna M. and Patton, Sharon R., "Treasures: 2008," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art, 2008, p. 54.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087836-0