Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Pieces of an elephant, French Congo, now the Republic of the Congo; photographer unknown, ca. 1910; publisher unknown. Original caption reads, "Congo Francais. Morceaux d'elephant."
This picture was taken by Auguste Béchaud ca. 1909-1910 nearby Bangui in the Oubangui River, as recorded by the Museum of Quai Branly in Paris. [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-13-01
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Hunting
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1909
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140798
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-1536871081657-1536871087846-1