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; Arrivée d'une caravane dans le Mayumbe."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Congo; Arrival of a caravan in the Mayumbe."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Nels, Bruxelles Serie 14 No. 83."
Postmarked postage stamp and manscript address on verso.
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Local Numbers
EEPA CG-47-82
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Transportation
Labor
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. 1904
Container
Volume 5 CG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1573
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.
Bibliography
MacGaffey, Wyatt. "Astonishment & Power," Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, p. 25.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref3503
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087756-3