Object Details
Creator
Mission Catholique de Brazzaville
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Postcard image of young boys in a mission school in Brazzaville, Congo Français. Original caption reads, "Congo Français, Mission Catholique de Brazzaville." Original text on recto reads, "École de la Mission de Brazzaville. - Vive la France!!!" Translated caption and text reads, "French Congo, Catholic Mission of Brazzaville. Mission school in Brazzaville - Long Live France!" Postmarked postage stamp on recto, "Congo Français Brazzaville, 2 NOV 05."
Stamped address on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2283
Local Numbers
EEPA CF-09-07
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Congo, Republic of the, Commune de Brazzaville, Brazzaville (-4.259167, 15.284722)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Topic
Education
Children
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Creator
Mission Catholique de Brazzaville
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1905]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2012-001-0004
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
Carlson, Amanda, ed. "Field's Edge: Agency, Body and African Lens," Florida: Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, 2002.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2283
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087862-5