Object Details
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Fisherman and bassokas hemp smoker - Upper Congo''. Fisherman sitting on a box, repairing his nest, a knife at his left foot. Man squatting smoking the hemp. Verso reads:[Je t'envoie mon meilleur souvenir et souhaite une bonne année et meilleure santé. Signature. Adresse: Madame Dulys. 1 rue des Rosiers. Colombes-Seine]. Translated verso reads:''I send you my best wishes and wish you a Happy New Year and a better health. Signature not readable. Addressed to: Ms. Dulys. 1 rue des Rosiers. Colombes- Seine''. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
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Local Numbers
Audema 0271
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Extent
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1905]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140038-02
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Portraits
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
Portraits
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087785-1