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
Printed caption on recto reads: "Congo. - Boys Bangala." Translated caption reads, "Congo - Bangala native servants."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Nels, Bruxelles, Série 14, n. 111."
Manuscript message on recto, message reads: "Mes meilleurs voeux de nouvelles années." Translated message reads: "My best wishes for the new year." Manuscript address and postmark on verso, date reads: "7 - JANV 08."
Items EEPA CG-19-13, CG-19-14, CG-19-15, and CG-19-16 bear duplicate recto images with slight variations in postcard format.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-19-13
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Music
Ngala (African people)
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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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. 1908
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0933
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_ref2867
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087647-0