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 recto reads: "Congo Belge; Port de Matadi."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Belgian Congo. Matadi port."
Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Ma chère amie Aquiline, je m'empresse vivement de répondre à votre très aimable carte du 12 avril, datée de Renaix, ayant répondu un peu tardivement à la précédente. Toutefois, comme je sais que vous avez un petit coeur charmant, je compte bien être pardonné. J'ai également reçu une carte de votre petit neveu Robert. Est-il collectionneur de timbres? Mes respects à votre bonne maman, et recevez mes meilleurs amitiés. Je vous embrasse de tout coeur."
Translated accompanying text on verso reads, " My dear friend Aquiline, I am eagerly replying to your very kind postcard of 12 April, dated from Renaix, having replied a little late to your earlier card. However, as I know that you have a charming little heart, I count on being pardoned. I have also received a postcard from your little nephew Robert. Is he a stamp collector? Present my respect to your good mother, and with my best friendship I embrace you with all my heart."
Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels." Printed text on verso reads: "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles, Serie 14, No. 12." Postmarked postage stamp on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-47-29
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bas-Congo Province, Matadi (-5.817368, 13.470783)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Matadi
Topic
Transportation
Creator
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. 1912
Container
Volume 5 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1531
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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Record ID
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