Object Details
Creator
Alcobia, J. N. (photographer)
Moura & Irmão
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 recto reads: "Un roi indigène." Translated caption reads: "A native king."
Printed text on verso reads: "Phot. de J. N. Alcobia. Edition de la maison Moura & Irmão." Manuscript message and address on verso. Postmarked postage stamp on verso, date reads: "21-IV-1913."
Items EEPA CG-15-17 and EEPA CG-15-18 feature the same individual as recto image subject.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref2795
Local Numbers
EEPA CG-15-17
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Leaders
Costume -- Africa
Creator
Alcobia, J. N. (photographer)
Moura & Irmão
Culture
Lula (African people)
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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. 1913
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0861
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.
Bibliography
Geary, Christraud, M. "In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960," London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002, p. 115.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2795
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087635-0