Congo Français No. 21. La fabrication du vin de palme

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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 Français. / No. 21. La fabrikation du vin de palme."

Translated postcard caption reads: "French Congo. No. 21. The production of palm wine."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Photographie R. Visser, Déposé."

Items EEPA CG-01-07 and EEPA CF-01-08 bear duplicate recto images.

Manuscript caption on recto.

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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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo753e9fbdc-8111-46fe-b50f-1f49673bea94

Local Numbers

EEPA CF-01-08

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Congo (Brazzaville)

Topic

Agriculture

Vernacular architecture -- Africa

Provenance

Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2007/10/26 EEPA 2008-001

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, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

ca. 1910

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2008-001-0001

Type

Archival materials

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

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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Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo753e9fbdc-8111-46fe-b50f-1f49673bea94

EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087861-0

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