Object Details
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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, "Belgian Congo. Dwellings on the Upper Congo." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads, "Bien des choses de la part de Mangaka." Translated message reads, "Good things from the Mangaka." Postmarked postage stamp on verso, date reads: " 19 Juil 1911." Printed text on verso reads: "Ed. Nels. Bruxelles, Serie 14, No 16."
Postcards EEPA CG-07-21, CG-07-22, CG-07-23 and CG-07-24 bear duplicate recto images.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-07-22
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Vernacular architecture -- Africa
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 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 2011-001-0682
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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Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087605-5