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 text on recto reads: "110. Congo Belge - Belgisch-Congo / Le Ministre des Colonies dans un poste d'achat tenu par un capita noir. / De Minister van Koloniën in een aankoopstandplaats door een zwarten capita bestuurd." Translated postcard caption reads, "110. Belgian Congo. The Minister of the Colonies at a trading post kept by a black [capitalist?]."
Manuscript date and address on verso, date reads: "26/5/22." Postmark on verso. Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-36-13 and EEPA CG-36-14 are duplicate postcards.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-36-14
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Leaders
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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. 1920
Container
Volume 4 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1345
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_ref3275
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087716-3