Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on recto reads: "Enterrement chez les Bacotjé. Le cerceuil, partie postérieure. Congo littoral." Translated postcard caption reads: "Burial among the Bacotjé. The casket, background. Coastal Congo."
Manuscript message on recto, message reads: "Oscar Berton. Chef de chantier aux chemins de fer supérieur aux grands lacs africains. Kindu. Haut-Congo." Translated message reads: " Oscar Berton, chief of the building site of the main railway at the big african lakes. Kindu. Upper Congo."
Manuscript address on verso, postmarked postage stamps on verso, date reads: "25 FEVR 07."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-23-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1907
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1985-140822
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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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087559-1