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71. Congo Belge Fille Mangbetu

African Art Museum

71. Congo Belge Fille Mangbetu
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

Object Details

Creator

Photo-Home (Leopoldville)

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 verso reads: "71. Congo Belge / Fille Mangbetu." Translated postcard caption reads: "71. Belgian Congo / Mangbetu girl."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright / Photo-Home / Léopoldville."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Nos meilleures pensées et baisers pour vous et Guy de la part de Chantal et moi-même. Mon père est avec nous au Congo et tout va bien. Dans 22 mois et demi nous reviendrons." Translated message reads: "Our best thoughts and kisses for you and Guy from Chantal and myself. My father is with us in the Congo and all is well. In 22 1/2 months we shall come back."
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790c5db22-282e-4969-8f63-8f67b0571331

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-20-72

General

Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa

Creator

Photo-Home (Leopoldville)

Culture

Mangbetu (African people)

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Extent

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

ca. 1940

Container

Volume 3 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1018

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_ref2948
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790c5db22-282e-4969-8f63-8f67b0571331
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087660-5

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