Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Manuscript address and message on verso, message reads, "Chère Bobonne, En ce moment nous sommes en voyage de noce. Nous avons eu un mariage très sympathique et très original. Ici il fait très bon et je ne souffre pas du tout de la chaleur. j'ai déjà grossi. J'aime bien la colonie. Nous t'embrassons bien fort." Translated message reads, "Dear Bobonne, at this moment we are on our honeymoon. We have had a very nice and very original wedding. It is very pleasant here and I do not suffer from the heat. I've grown. I like the colony. We embrace you very hard."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-05-67
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Body arts
Portrait photography -- Africa
Culture
Bira (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1999-140021
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-1536871081657-1536871087582-3