Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 2 CG

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

ca. 1913

Scope and Contents:

Translated postcard caption reads, "Belgian Congo. Elephant."

Printed text on recto reads: "53 Congo Belge - Belgisch Congo / Eléphant. - Olifant." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Europe pour savoir de quoi il s'agit. J'espère fermement fiche le camp en Bolivie! Enfin nous verrons." Translated message reads, "Europe to know what is all about, I resolutely wish decamp to Bolivia! Well we will see." Postmark on verso, postage stamp printed on verso, postmark date reads: "15 NOVE 1913".

Local Numbers:

EEPA CG 2011-001-0801

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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.

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Genre/Form:

Postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG-13-05

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b16e4113-8275-4c5b-ba8f-9ad18a225864

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2735