Object Details
Creator
Premonstratensians
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: "Afgerichte olifanten der Missie van Buta. / Eléphants domestiques de la Mission de Buta." Translated postcard caption reads: "Domesticated elephants of the Buta Mission."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Missie der norbertijnen van Tongerloo / Mission des Prémontrés de Tongerloo," and "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles."
Manuscript message and address on verso, date reads: "le 8 Mai 1913." Postmarks on verso. Printed postage stamp on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-26-22
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Orientale Province, Buta (2.8, 24.73333)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Buta
Topic
Agriculture
Transportation
Animals
Elephants
Missions
Creator
Premonstratensians
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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 4 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1161
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.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3093
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087685-2