Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed recto caption reads: "37. Congo Belge / Types Bangala." Text repeated in dutch. Translated caption reads: "37. Belgian Congo. Bangala types."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Léo. le 1-5-17. Mon cher Nicolas, je vous envoye le bonjour de Léo. et une bonne santé. Votre père qui vous embrasse." Translated message reads: "Léo., 1-5-17. My dear Nicolas, I send you greetings from Léo. and all the best. Your father who kisses you."
Postage stamp printed on verso. Postmark on verso.
Items EEPA CG-20-17, CG-20-18, CG-20-19, and CG-20-20 are duplicate postcards.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-17
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Ngala (African people)
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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. 1917
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0967
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087652-1