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 text on verso reads: "Photo véritable."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Elisabethville, le 15 octobre 1952. Très chers Maman, Antoine et Josée, Nous espérons que tout va toujours bien chez vous depuis la dernière lettre. Je vous remercie pour la jolie carte que vous m'avez envoyée pour mon anniversaire. Nous pensons toujours à vous et nous vous envoyons tous nos bons baisers. Bien le bonjour pour Tante et les enfants." Translated message reads: "Elisabethville, October 15 1952. Dear mother, Antoine and Josée, We hope that all is going well with you since the last letter. I thank you for the beautiful card you sent me for my birthday. We are thinking always of you and we send you all our special kisses. Greetings for aunt and the children."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-73
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa
Portrait photography
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. 1952
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1019
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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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087660-6