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. Buying ivory in Brazzaville.'' Merchants weighing tusks while colonial sitted in chair supervising the operation. Upper left corner recto stamp reads : '' 11- ?- 13''. Verso reads: [Bon séjour. Signature. Adresse: M. P. Le Quément - Ouhama- Nama - Fort-Sibret-]. Translated verso reads: '' Good stay. Signature not readable. Address to: Mr. P. Le Quément - Ouhama- Nama - Fort-Sibret''. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref887
Local Numbers
Audema 0281
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Place
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Topic
Marketplaces
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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 1985-140043-02
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.
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087786-2