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 Boys."
Printed text on verso reads: "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles, Série 14, No. 111." Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels."
Manuscript message and address on verso; signed and dated on recto, date reads: "le 10 juillet 1911." Postmarked postage stamp on recto.
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-19-14
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Music
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. 1911
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0934
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. 18.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2868
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087647-1