Object Details
Creator
Varella & Oliveira (Thysville)
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 recto reads: "Un groupe de jeunes filles de Lula." Translated caption reads: "A group of young girls from Lula."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Varella & Oliveira, Thysville."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Echantillons sans valeur. Spécimens beautés congolaises qui font si souvent rêver notre brave Maurice. Cordiales poignées de mains. J'attends de tes nouvelles." Translated message reads, "Samples of no value. Specimen of Congoleses beauties who so often cause our dear Maurice to dream. Cordial handshakes. I expect news from you."
Postmarks on verso, date reads: "26 JANV 08."
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-125
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Creator
Varella & Oliveira (Thysville)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1908
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1062
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-1536871081657-1536871087668-2