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Congo Capture d'un crocodile

African Art Museum

Congo Capture d'un crocodile
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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: "Congo; Capture d'un crocodile." Translated postcard caption reads: "Congo; Capture of a crocodile."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "19-2-07. Ma chère Soeur, Bien reçu ta petite lettre du 2 janvier dernier. Merci pour tes bons souhaits qui j'espère me porteront bonheur. Je suis toujours en bonne santé et suis toujours content. Comme le marchand de nougat à Bruxelles." Translated message reads: "19-2-07. My dear sister, have received your short note of January 2. Thanks for your good wishes which I hope will bring me luck. I continue to be in good health and happy like nougat sellers in Brussels."
Postmarked postage stamp on verso. Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels." Printed text on verso reads: "Nels, Bruxelles, Serie 14, No. 57."
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e5dc6d9d-d1ac-407b-b8b0-c6dc06656ea3

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-34-21

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. 1907

Container

Volume 4 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1290

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-1536871081657-1536871087707-0

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