Object Details
Creator
Rotographie Belge
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 recto reads: "Bas Congo - Série I - Sur la Côte / Type de Fillette née des Parents Mulâtres - Landana." Translated caption reads: "Lower Congo - Series 1 - On the Coast / Type of young girl born of mulatto parents - Landana."
Printed text on verso reads: "Rotographie Belge, Éditeur, Bruxelles-Midi / Collection Charbonneau - Déposée."
Publisher's logo on verso reads: "R.T.B." with the image of a rooster.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-105
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Children
Creator
Rotographie Belge
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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 2011-001-1046
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. 116.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087665-4