Object Details
Creator
P.A.
A. Bergeret & Cie. (Nancy)
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 Français. Un médecin fiote à Loango."
Translated caption reads: "French Congo. A [native (Vili)] doctor in Loango."
Publisher' logo on recto: "Phot. A.B.&Cie; Nancy." Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché P. A."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto.
Publication caption: A Vili diviner in Loango, French Congo; [Congo Français. Un médecin fiote à Loango]; Photograph by P.A.; c. 1900, postcard, collotype; Publisher unknown, c. 1905, Postmarked 1906; EEPA Postcard Collection CF-18-1
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Local Numbers
EEPA CF-18-01
Exhibitions Note
"In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960," organized by the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, December 6, 2002-March 16, 2003.
See Also
Congo, Republic of the, Kouilou Region, Loango (-4.651944, 11.8125)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Kouilou Region -- Loango
Topic
Medicine
Shamans
Creator
P.A.
A. Bergeret & Cie. (Nancy)
Culture
Vili (African people)
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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. 1906]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140832
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.
Bibliography
Geary, Christraud, M. "In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960," London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002, p. 38.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
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