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 verso reads: "Congo Belge; Soldats Maniéma." Translated caption reads: "Belgian Congo; Maniema Soldiers."
Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels." Printed text on verso reads: "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles."
Manuscript on verso reads: "Serie 14 no. 13."
Items EEPA CG-38-02 and EEPA CG-38-03 bear variations of same recto image.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3289
Local Numbers
EEPA CG-38-02
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nord-Kivu Province, Maniema (-1.167088, 28.618999)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Nord-Kivu Province -- Maniema
Topic
Military -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., handcolored, 14 x 9 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 2011-001-1359
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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.
Bibliography
Geary, Christraud, M. "In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960," London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002, p. 39.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3289
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087719-0