Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Moored Steamship Peace at the landing point of Upoto, Belguim Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), 250 miles upriver from Stanleyville; published by Nels, Brussels, Belguim, ca. 1920; photographer unknown. The Peace was co-owned by the Reverand W. Holman Bentley and Mr. George Grenfeld, both of the Baptist Missionary Society (BMS). Original caption reads, "Souvenir du Congo: Steamer Peace a Upoto," and original credit reads, "Ed Neis, Bruxelles. Serie 14 No 25."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8623
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topic
Transportation
Missionaries
Provenance
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[19--]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item Neis 14.25
Type
Archival materials
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
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref8623
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087319-2