Object Details
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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: "Un stock d'ivoire; Souvenir du Congo." Translated postcard caption reads: "A stock of ivory. Souvenir of the Congo."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles. Série 14. No. 10."
Manuscript message on recto, message reads: "A Lusambo dans le Kassai. C'est un agent de l'Etat." Translated message reads: "At Lusambo in the Kasai, This is an agent of the State."
Manuscript address and postmarks on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3205
Local Numbers
EEPA CG-34-05
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Hunting
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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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. 1900
Container
Volume 4 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1275
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_ref3205
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087704-2