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 reads: "Congo Musiciens de Léopoldville." Translated postcard caption reads, "Congo. Musicians of Léopoldville."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Nels, Bruxelles, Série 14, n. 109." Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels."
Items EEPA CG-19-18, CG-19-19, and CG-19-20 bear duplicate recto images with slight variations in postcard format.
Manuscript message on recto, date reads: "10-2-06." Address and postmark on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-19-20
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa Province, Kinshasa, (Léopoldville) (-4.301564, 15.317796)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)
Topic
Music
Portrait photography -- Africa
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. 1906
Container
Volume 2 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0940
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. 112.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2874
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087648-1