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Congo Un Avé devant la grotte

African Art Museum

Congo Un Avé devant la grotte
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Object Details

Creator

Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Imprimerie de la Bourse

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: Un Avé devant la grotte." Translated caption reads: "An Ave Maria in front of the grotto."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Missions de Scheut;" and "Imprimerie de la Bourse, Anvers."
Manuscript message on recto and verso, address on verso. Postmarked postage stamp on verso.
Message reads: "Chère Félicie, je ne puis venir voir le petit. Je me suis donnée un coup sur la jambe et je ne puis dis la religieuse me fatiguer à marcher de crainte d'une complication. J'ai prié pour le petit aujourd'hui. Ne te tracasse pas, ni sa maman non plus. L'air de la mer vous fera du bien à tous les 3. Je t'envoies les trente trois francs que je te dois. Mais ne me donne plus cet ennui d'aller à la poste. Je suis pourvue pour un bon moment à présent. Lorsque j'aurai besoin de bas, je te le dirai."
Translated message reads: "Dear Felicie, I cannot come to see the baby. I struck my own leg and, says the nun, I should not tire myself walking for fear of complications. I prayed for the baby today. You and his mother should not worry. The sea breeze will be good for the three of you. I am sending you the thirty three francs that I owe you. Do not give me the trouble of having to go to the post office. For a long while, when I need stockings I will tell you."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3338

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo747f8b076-4f4c-4348-8c61-cddf7e32995e

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-39-13

General

Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Missionaries
Children

Creator

Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Imprimerie de la Bourse

See more items in

African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Extent

1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

ca. 1910

Container

Volume 5 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1408

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_ref3338
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo747f8b076-4f4c-4348-8c61-cddf7e32995e
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087727-1

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