Object Details
Creator
Rotographie Belge
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 - Mayumbe; Serie II; La Vie en Prospection. Sous la Tente à Mansiguini." Translated postcard caption reads: "Congo - Mayumbe. Series II; Life while prospecting. Under the tent at Mansiguini."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Chers Parents, j'ai reçu une carte de Léon, vous ne perdez rien car le temps est exécrable. Je vous attendrai donc jeudi matin gare du Midi. Il n'y a aucun dérangement, j'ai liquidé en prévision de votre arrivée toute mes positions de bourse donc nous sommes libres. Amitiés à Léon." Translated message reads: "Dear Parents, I have received a card from Léon, you are not missing anything and the weather here is awful. So I shall expect you thursday at South Station. No trouble at all. I settled all my stock exchange positions in the expectation of your arrival. We are therefore free, greetings to Léon."
Postmarked postage stamp on verso.
Printed text on verso reads: "Rotographie Belge, Éditeur, Bruxelles-Midi / Collection Charbonneau - Déposée." Logo on verso bears the image of a rooster and the letters: "R.T.B."
Manuscript "X" in ink on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-35-40
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Industry
Creator
Rotographie Belge
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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 2011-001-1330
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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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087713-5