Object Details
Creator
Rotographie Belge
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: "Bas Congo - Série III - Dans les Rivières du Mayumbé / Chef Mayumbé et son fils Mioko."
Translated caption reads: "Lower Congo - Series III - Rivers of the Mayumbe / Mayumbe chief and his son Mioko.
Printed text on verso reads: "Rotographie Belge, Éditeur, Bruxelles-Midi / Collection Charbonneau - Déposée." Logo on verso bears the image of a rooster and the letters: "R.T.B."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-15-56
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Leaders
Creator
Rotographie Belge
Culture
Yombe (African people)
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Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1910
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0896
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. 113.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087640-3