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: "19. Congo Belge ; Emballage de poisson sec dans le Mayumbe / Belgisch Congo; Verpakking van droge visch in Mayumbe." Translated postcard caption reads: "19. Belgian Congo. The wrapping of dried fish in the Mayumbe."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Manuscript message and address on verso. Postmark on verso.
Items EEPA CG-26-44, EEPA CG-26-49, EEPA CG-26-50, EEPA CG-26-51, and EEPA CG-26-52 bear duplicate recto images.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-26-50
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Agriculture
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African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Condition
Portions of verso surface torn, remnants of paper backing adhered to verso.
Date
ca. 1924
Container
Volume 4 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1179
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-1536871081657-1536871087688-1