Object Details
Creator
Peter frères
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: "Congo Belge; Femme race Kassai." Translated postcard caption reads, "Belgian Congo; Kassai race Woman."
Printed text on verso reads: "Peter frères, Produits coloniaux, Anvers-Kinshasa." Numbers printed on lower right recto corner read: "23806."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-86
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Hairstyles -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Creator
Peter frères
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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. 1910
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1029
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. 115.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref2959
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087662-3