Object Details
Photographer
Visser, Robert, 1860-1937
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, "Congo - The production of palm wine."
Printed text on recto reads: "Photographie R. Visser, Déposé."
Items EEPA CG-01-07 and EEPA CF-01-08 bear duplicate recto images.
Robert Visser photograph reproduced on postcard is part of series of images carved into an ivory tusk which is now part of the National Museum of African Art (2007-1-2).
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-01-07
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Agriculture
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Photographer
Visser, Robert, 1860-1937
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1915
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0578
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.
Bibliography
A postcard bearing duplicate recto image, item EEPA CF-01-08, is published in exhibition catalog: Freyer, Bryna M. and Patton, Sharon R., "Treasures: 2008," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art, 2008, p. 54.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
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