Object Details
Creator
Holy Ghost Fathers
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 Français - Une famille Catholique Mpongwée."
Translated caption reads: "French Congo - A Catholic Mpongwe family."
Printed text on verso reads: "Missions des Pères du St-Esprit; La Congrégation du St-Esprit vouée au Salut de la race noire évangélise le tiers de l'Afrique, les Antilles et une grande partie de l'Amérique. Elle se consacre aux races et œuvres les plus abandonnées."
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Local Numbers
EEPA GO-20-06
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Gabon
Topic
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Creator
Holy Ghost Fathers
Culture
Mpongwe (African people)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 19: Gabon (GO)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1910]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GO 2012-001-1188
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref4742
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088029-2