2. Congo Belge. Katanga Elisabethville: La pose du rail

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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: "2. Congo Belge - Belgisch Congo / Katanga; Elisabethville / La pose du rail. / Het plaatsen der spoorstaven."

Translated caption reads: "2. Belgian Congo. Katanga; Elisabethville: The laying of the track."

Postage stamp printed on verso. Manuscript address and postmarks on verso.

Items EEPA CG-47-08, EEPA CG-47-09 and EEPA CG-47-10 are duplicate postcards.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7983a3698-eafc-4984-a0fa-eda51e2c160e

Local Numbers

EEPA CG-47-10

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Lubumbashi -- (Elisabethville)

Topic

Transportation

Railroads

Industry

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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. 1910

Container

Volume 5 CG

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1514

Type

Archival materials

Postcards

Collection Rights

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Genre/Form

Postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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