107. Congo Belge Api: Les éléphants au bain

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Object Details

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: "107. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Api: Les éléphants au bain / Badende olifanten." Translated postcard caption reads: "107. Belgian Congo; Api: Elephants bathing."

Manuscript message, address and small sketch on verso, message reads: "Eh là! Dis donc, mon frère! Je ne suis pas mort encore, voila mon adresse et des baisers si tu me réponds." Translated message reads: "Hey! Tell me my brother! I am not dead yet, here is my address and kisses if you reply to me."

Postmarks on verso. Postage stamp printed on verso.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo761e46ed6-138f-4f1b-916d-9252a96d5c4e

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-26-21

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Api

Topic

Agriculture

Animals

Elephants

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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. 1910

Container

Volume 4 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1160

Type

Archival materials

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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