1. Congo Belge Boma: Plateau

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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: "1. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Boma; Plateau. / Hoogvlakte." Translated caption reads: "1. Belgian Congo; Boma; Plateau."

Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Boma, Belgian Congo; Oct. 25, 1919; Howdy all, we've been here a few days and expect to leave in the morning. Love to all, Erle."

Postage stamp printed on verso. Postmark on verso.

Items EEPA CG-28-21and EEPA CG-28-22 bear duplicate recto images.

sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2385

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7920315ae-6506-4c30-b54c-121814127611

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-28-22

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

Numbering Peculiarities Note

Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1993-19-68.

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Boma

Topic

Cityscape photography

Landscapes -- natural

Provenance

Mrs. Jo Bernick donation; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-019

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

ca. 1910

Container

Volume 4 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0068

Type

Archival materials

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.

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