Object Details
Creator
Desaix, E.
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: "Congo Belge / Belgische Kongo - Série / Reeks / 8 No 6 - Troupes coloniales: Exercise d'escrime à la baïonnette. / Koloniale troepen: Oefening in 't schermen met de bajonnet. / Desaix, Bruxelles."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Belgian Congo - Series 8 No 6 - Colonial troupes: Bayonet fencing excercises."
Postcard 6 of 10; Belgian Congo: Culture (Missions, Justice, Police, Military), Series 8.
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Local Numbers
EEPA Desaix Series 8 No. 6
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Military -- Africa
Portrait photography -- Africa
Creator
Desaix, E.
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African Postcard Collection
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Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1920
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0556
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture 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
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087774-5