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 recto caption reads: "Facteur des Postes. / Souvenir du Congo" Translated postcard caption reads, "Postman. Souvenir of the Congo."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles. Série 14. No. 30."
Manuscript message on recto, message reads: "Bondo/Sud, le 9 Juin 07. Mon cher Fernand. Bien merci pour ta carte de Gand, reçois toute mes félicitations pour ta nomination. Je t'écrirais prochainement. Recois ainsi que S. mes meilleurs embrassements." Translated message reads: "Bondo/South, June 9, 07. My dear Fernand. Thank you for your card from Gand, receive all my congratulations for your nomination. I will write to you shortly. Receive my best embraces."
Postmarked postage stamps and manuscript address on verso.
Items EEPA CG-43-01 and EEPA CG-43-02 are duplicate postcards.
Items EEPA CG-43-01, CG-43-02, CG-43-03 and EEPA CG-43-04 bear duplicate recto images.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG 2011-001-1483
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Portrait photography
Creator
Nells (Brussels)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1907
Container
Volume 5 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG-43-01
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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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087740-2