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32. Congo Français Mission Catholique de Brazzaville: École de la Mission de Brazzaville; Vive la France!!!

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32. Congo Français Mission Catholique de Brazzaville: École de la Mission de Brazzaville; Vive la France!!!
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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

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70358c411-24a3-4f7a-ba2b-7bf00f594891

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)
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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

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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. 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
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70358c411-24a3-4f7a-ba2b-7bf00f594891
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087862-5

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