Object Details
Creator
France. Ministère de la France d'outre-mer
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
A stamped postcard depicting the same images of a young Bacongo girl in both the postcard and the stamp. Postmarked "POINTE-NOIRE, A.E.F. 30.NOV.1954." Caption on verso reads, "Moyen-Congo. Jeune fille Bacongo."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CF-20-19
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Exhibitions Note
"The Field's Edge: Agency, Body and African Lens," held by the Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida, 2002-2003.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa
Creator
France. Ministère de la France d'outre-mer
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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. 1954]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2012-001-0007
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.
Web page belonging to the Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida (USF), www.usfcam.usf.edu, 2002.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2286
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087863-2