5. Congo Belge Katanga: Nègres nivelant une termitière

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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 text on recto reads: "5. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Katanga; Nègres nivelant une termitière. / Negers eene termietenwoning effen leggend."

Translated caption reads: "5. Belgian Congo; Katanga; Negroes levelling out a termite mound."

Postage stamp printed on verso.

Items EEPA CG-47-78 and EEPA CG-47-79 are duplicate postcards.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo714a895a2-5c75-4cc3-953d-06a2ff5cbd60

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-47-78

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

Numbering Peculiarities Note

Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-089.

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Katanga

Topic

Transportation

Industry

Labor

Provenance

Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006

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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.)

Condition

Verso soiled, ink-stained.

Date

ca. 1910

Container

Volume 5 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1994-006-0089

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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