Object Details
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. Elephant."
Printed text on recto reads: "53 Congo Belge - Belgisch Congo / Eléphant. - Olifant." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Europe pour savoir de quoi il s'agit. J'espère fermement fiche le camp en Bolivie! Enfin nous verrons." Translated message reads, "Europe to know what is all about, I resolutely wish decamp to Bolivia! Well we will see." Postmark on verso, postage stamp printed on verso, postmark date reads: "15 NOVE 1913".
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2735
Local Numbers
EEPA CG 2011-001-0801
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Hunting
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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. 1913
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG-13-05
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_ref2735
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087625-0