Object Details
Creator
De Valkeneer, Dr.
Ligue Nationale Pour la Protection de L'Enfance Noire
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: "Bumba. La rive du Congo avant l'embarquement des noirs." Translated caption reads: "Bumba. The bank of the Congo before boarding the blacks."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Reproduction Interdite / Cl. Dr De Valkeneer." Printed text on verso reads: "Ligue Nationale Pour la Protection de L'Enfance Noire / Au Congo Belge / Envoyez votre adhésion à la Tresorière, Mme M. Lescart / 52, rue Américaine, Bruxelles / Cotisation annuele: 1 fr.; 5 fr.; 10 fr."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Ma chère Germaine, merci de ta gentille carte et tes bons souhaits. Je te souhaite une très heureuse année pour 1914 et tout ce qui peut t'être agréable. Je suis très occupée depuis que je suis rentrée ici. Je m'amuse très bien. Je t'embrasse de tout coeur." Translated messafe reads: "My dear Germaine, thank you for your dear postcard and good wishes. I wish you a very happy new year for 1914 and all that you find pleasant. I am very busy since I am back here. I have good fun. I kiss you from all my heart."
Postmarked postage stamp on verso.
Items EEPA CG-24-26 and EEPA CG-24-28 are duplicate postcards.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-24-28
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Équateur Province, Bumba (2.18333, 22.46667)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Équateur Province -- Bumba
Topic
Transportation
Creator
De Valkeneer, Dr.
Ligue Nationale Pour la Protection de L'Enfance Noire
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1913
Container
Volume 3 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1132
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3064
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087680-3