Object Details
Creator
A. Breger Fréres
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Translated postcard caption reads, "African type. Warega chief."
Printed text on verso reads: "Radiogravure A. Breger frères, 9, Rue Thénard, Paris - Rep. Int. / Photo Monde Colonial Illustré."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Dimanche matin. Chers tous. Le temps est meilleur ce matin, mais hier nous avons été douché toute la journée. ...un specimen pour montrer à mèmère. Bon papa va raporter un petit chapeau coloniale pour son petit nègre. Comme ... je suis très bien. Affectueux baisers."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-15-10
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Leaders
Creator
A. Breger Fréres
Culture
Lega (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1910
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1985-140789
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.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087558-4