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
Printed verso caption reads: "Mweka (Congo Belge) / Enfant Bakete." Translated postcard caption reads, "Mweka (Belgian Congo) / Bakete child."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "31 / Copyright / Photo-Home / Léopoldville / Fabrication Suisse / 57."
Recto image on item EEPA CG-20-145 is a cropped version of the recto image on item EEPA CG-20-53.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-145
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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
Portrait photography
Children
Provenance
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2007/10/26 EEPA 2008-001
Creator
Photo-Home (Leopoldville)
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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.)
Condition
Postcard creased
Date
ca. 1950
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2008-001-0004
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2485
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087583-5