Object Details
Photographer
De Bruyne
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: "Congo Belge; Messager et sa femme." Translated postcard caption reads: "Belgian Congo. Messenger and his wife."
Printed text on verso reads: "Cl. De Bruyne, Photographe, Kinshasa."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads, "Meilleur baiser de Pukulu, 20-8-28." Translated accompanying text on verso reads: "Best Kiss from Pukulu, 8-20-28."
Postmarked postage stamps on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-20-161
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Photographer
De Bruyne
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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. 1928
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1091
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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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087673-2