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29. Mweka (Congo Belge) Notable

African Art Museum

29. Mweka (Congo Belge) Notable
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Object Details

Creator

Photo-Home (Leopoldville)

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, "29. Mweka (Belgian Congo). Person of distinction."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright / Photo-Home / Leopoldville / Fabrication Suisse / 55."
Items EEPA CG-15-03 and EEPA CG-15-04 are duplicate postcards.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2458

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70d6fc29e-f3a6-4054-9154-ba53bc763e86

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-15-04

General

Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.

Numbering Peculiarities Note

Verso labeled with former accession number format: 1996-5-082.

See Also

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai-Occidental Province, Mweka (-4.850000, 21.566667)
Interactive maps

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kasaï-Occidental Province -- Mweka

Topic

Leaders

Provenance

Postcards International; purchase; FY 1996; EEPA 1996-005

Creator

Photo-Home (Leopoldville)

See more items in

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

Extent

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

Date

ca. 1950

Container

Volume 2 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1996-005-0082

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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2458
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70d6fc29e-f3a6-4054-9154-ba53bc763e86
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087579-0

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