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 verso reads: "Congo Belge. Série II / Copyright N⁰ 9."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads, "Présentes mes meilleurs à la famille, à l'occasion du renouvellement de l'année 1911." Translated accompanying text on verso reads, "Give my best to the family, for the new year 1911." Postmark on verso, date reads: "6 · II / 1912 [Feb. 6, 1912]."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-05-27
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Body arts
Portrait photography -- Africa
Body marking -- Africa
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1911
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0625
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_ref2562
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087596-5