Creator:

Desaix, E.  Search this

Extent:

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

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)

Date:

ca. 1920

Scope and Contents:

Printed text on recto reads: "Congo Belge / Belgische Kongo - Série / Reeks / 9 No 2 - Léopoldville - Hôtel des postes. / Léopoldville - hotel der posterijen. / Desaix, Bruxelles."

Translated postcard caption reads: "Belgian Congo - Series 9 No 2 - Leopoldville - Post office."

Postcard 2 of 10; Belgian Congo: Cities, Series 9.

Local Numbers:

EEPA Desaix Series 9 No. 2

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

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.

Topic:

Cultural landscapes  Search this

Post office buildings  Search this

Street photography  Search this

Architecture -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture 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 2011-001-0562

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/xo799b3a412-a205-4be0-a10f-65bd143ebe69

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3866