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Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo [Waterfront landscape]

African Art Museum

Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo [Waterfront landscape]
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Object Details

Creator

Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo (Anvers)
E. Stockmans & Co. (Anvers)
Coffin Fils (Bruxelles)

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: "Cie Belge Maritime du Congo." Translated postcard caption reads, "Belgian Maritime Company of the Congo." Additional printed text on recto reads: "Imp. E. Stockmans & Co., Anvers & Coffin Fils, Bruxelles."
Artist's signature on recto: "Paul B[remaining text not legible]."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref3470

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729652093-b7c5-414b-af0d-8df5fefccb75

Local Numbers

EEPA CG 2011-001-1540

General

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

Place

Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Transportation
Ships
Piers
Landscapes -- natural

Creator

Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo (Anvers)
E. Stockmans & Co. (Anvers)
Coffin Fils (Bruxelles)

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

Extent

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 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-47-39

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Paintings

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
Paintings -- Reproductions

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3470
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729652093-b7c5-414b-af0d-8df5fefccb75
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087750-2

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