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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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
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087660-5