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Moanda La classe de la Mission

African Art Museum

Moanda La classe de la Mission
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Object Details

Creator

Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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: "Moanda; De School. / La classe de la Mission."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Moanda. The Mission class."
Printed text on verso reads: "Eigendom van Scheut; Kongo / Congo; Propríté de Scheut." Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "31-3-23. Ma chère Marguerite, je t'envoie ainsi qu'à Monsieur Lijbaert, nos meilleurs souhaits de bonne et sainte fête de Pâques! Nous y joignons notre affectueux souvenir et je t'embrasse de tout coeur." Translated message reads: "31-3-23. My dear Marguerite, I send you as well as Mr. Lijbaert our best wishes for a good and holly Easter! We unite our affectionate greetings and a strong embrace from the heart."
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78d75242d-8d4e-47d7-970d-d2a0fc1c4255

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-40-59

General

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

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Missions
Education
Children

Creator

Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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. 1923

Container

Volume 5 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1464

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_ref3394
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78d75242d-8d4e-47d7-970d-d2a0fc1c4255
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087736-5

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