Object Details
Creator
Bernhoeft, Charles
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: "Types de Peuples. / Völkertypen. / Chef congolais et ses femmes. / Congonger-Häuptling mit seinen Frauen." Translated caption reads: "Types of People Congolese chief and his wives."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "No. 870 Charles Bernhoeft, Luxemburg."
Manuscript message on recto; address and postmarked postage stamp on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-15-44
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Leaders
Portrait photography -- Africa
Body arts
Costume -- Africa
Creator
Bernhoeft, Charles
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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. 1899
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0884
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.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087638-3