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 text on recto reads: "Souvenir du Congo; Steamer Peace à Upoto
Translated postcard caption reads: "Souvenir of the Congo; Peace Steamer at Upoto."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles. Serie 14 No. 25."
Additional information provided by EEPA staff: Baptist Missionary Society Steamer, "Peace," its crew, and cargo, photographed circa early 1900's. Initially built for B.M.S. pioneer Rev. W. Holman Bentley, "Peace's" Congo voyages included upriver expeditions with Mr. George Grenfell, reaching Upoto (also known as Bopoto) by 1890. First B.M.S. converts were made in 1896. The Upoto station was located approximately 240 miles north of Stanleyville [located outside of Lisala].
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-47-56
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Additional Physical Form available Note
4 x 5 color transparency in cold vault.
See Also
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Équateur Province, Upoto, (Upoto mission, outside Lisala) (2.15, 21.5)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Équateur Province -- Upoto -- (Upoto mission, outside Lisala)
Topic
Transportation
Boats and boating
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. 1910
Container
Volume 5 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1552
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
4 x 5 color transparency in cold vault.
Bibliography
Variation of item published in: Geary, Christraud, M. "In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960," London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002, p. 35.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087752-4