Object Details
Creator
Marichelle (Loango)
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: "Un géant de Forêt-Vierge / 15 m. de circonférence et plus de 100 m. de haut / Frondaison 70m. d'envergure."
Translated caption reads: "A giant of the Virgin Forest / 15 m. in circumference and more than 100 m. high / Canopy 70m. wide."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Loango, cliché Marichelle."
Postmark on recto.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2242
Local Numbers
EEPA CF-14-05
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Landscapes -- natural
Flora
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
Creator
Marichelle (Loango)
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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 1985-140883
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2242
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087856-4