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Zygonyx speciosa

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
E. C. Pinhey  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Envelope
Sex:
Male
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Brazzaville: Mambili Forest, [Not Stated], Brazzaville, Congo
Collection Date:
Apr 1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera, Libellulidae
Published Name:
Zygonyx speciosa (Karisch, 1891)
Barcode:
USNMENT00279539
USNM Number:
USNMENT279539
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34b342e10-93eb-435d-ab39-b0d8eebcfb04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9216954

8. Brazzavile (Congo Français) Palabre indigène

Creator:
J. Haudy  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "8. Brazzavile (Congo Français); Palabre indigène."
Translated caption reads: "8. Brazzavile (French Congo); Indigenous parley."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-20-69
Provenance:
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
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:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
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 CF 1985-140751
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b157a9f8-97cc-4a2a-84df-4c314a314d07
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2130

5. Brazzavile (Congo Français) Palabre indigène

Creator:
J. Haudy  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 (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
ca. 1913
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "5. Brazzavile (Congo Français); Palabre indigène."
Translated caption reads: "5. Brazzavile (French Congo); Indigenous parley."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Postmarked postage stamps on recto and verso. Manuscript note on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-20-70
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Provenance:
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
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:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  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 CF 1985-140752
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7766d2c2f-aee0-43de-876f-3112878a4933
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2131

12. Brazzavile (Congo Français) Palabre indigène

Creator:
J. Haudy  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "12. Brazzavile (Congo Français); Palabre indigène."
Translated caption reads: "12. Brazzavile (French Congo); Indigenous parley."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Postmarked postage stamp and manuscript note on recto; manuscript message on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-20-71
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
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 CF 1985-140753
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d2d0918a-2e26-45de-a038-fec836688116
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2132

24. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Types de Sangha, Chef de Village

Creator:
J. Haudy  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Sanga (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1912]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "24. Brazzaville (Congo Français). Types de Sangha, Chef de Village."
Translated postcard caption reads: "24. Brazzaville (French Congo). Sanga types, Village chief."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto. Manuscript note and address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-20-89
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Portrait photography  Search this
Leaders  Search this
Costume  Search this
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 CF 1985-140783
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f34c1a5f-3ba1-4d7c-8163-7438e30457c9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2155

20. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Chefs de Villages de la Sangha

Creator:
J. Haudy  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Sanga (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1912]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "20. Brazzaville (Congo Français). Chefs de Villages de la Sangha."
Translated postcard caption reads: "20. Brazzaville (French Congo). Village leaders of the Sangha."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto. Manuscript note on recto, additional note and address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-20-82
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Portrait photography  Search this
Leaders  Search this
Households  Search this
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 CF 1985-140801
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75b8d72dc-ecaa-494f-a6ca-dc01a4304283
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2172

11. Congo Brazzavile: Femmes du Congo

Creator:
Vialle (Brazzaville)  Search this
Meyrignac et Puydebois (Brive)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "11. Congo.- Brazzaville. - Femmes du Congo."
Translated caption reads: "11. Congo. Brazzaville; Congo women."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché Vialle, Brazzavile - Phototypie Meyrignac et Puydebois, Brive (France)."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-20-85
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Portrait photography  Search this
Women  Search this
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 CF 1985-140812
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bed80470-e72e-40bb-ac2a-c249cb106452
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2183

28. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Femmes Batékès

Creator:
J. Haudy  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Teke (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1913]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "28. Brazzaville (Congo Français). Femmes Batékès."
Translated postcard caption reads: "28. Brazzaville (French Congo). Teke women."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto. Manuscript note and address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-20-97
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Portrait photography  Search this
Women  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Households  Search this
Costume  Search this
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 CF 1985-140824
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78e61e30f-5a71-4d17-87a3-963642ed6a83
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2192

15. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Traversée du D'Joué

Creator:
J. Haudy  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 2 CF
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Pool Region -- Djoué river
Date:
[ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "15. Brazzaville (Congo Français). Traversée du D'Joué."
Translated postcard caption reads: "15. Brazzaville (French Congo). Crossing the Djoué river."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-47-07
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Transportation  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
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 CF 1985-140869
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e4d7eaf2-69e6-48ff-b136-9a74cf510bd2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2229

Congo Français Case indigene, Village M'Pila - Brazzaville

Creator:
M.V. (Brazzaville)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
mpila  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Pool Region -- Kimpila
Date:
[ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Congo Français - Case indigene, Village M'Pila - Brazzaville."
Translated caption reads: "French Congo - Native hut. M'Pila village, Brazzaville."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "M. V. éditeur, Brazzaville, Congo français."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto. Manuscript message and address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-12-13
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Households  Search this
Vernacular architecture  Search this
Cultural landscapes  Search this
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 CF 1985-140880
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7523ca548-c862-4858-81dc-a503ad0217ff
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2239

Congo Français Les chutes du Djoué pres Brazzaville

Creator:
M.V. (Brazzaville)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Seascapes
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Pool Region -- Djoué river
Date:
[ca. 1911]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "Congo Français. - Les chutes du Djoué pres Brazzaville."
Translated caption reads: "French Congo. - The Djoúe rapids near Brazzaville"
Additional printed text on recto reads: "M. V. éditeur, Brazzaville, Congo français."
Manuscript on recto, message and address on verso. Postmark on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-14-09
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Landscapes -- natural  Search this
Genre/Form:
Seascapes
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 CF 1985-140889
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73f24004d-597e-4e19-846d-d7c86eac1f35
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2247

32. Congo Français Mission Catholique de Brazzaville: École de la Mission de Brazzaville; Vive la France!!!

Creator:
Mission Catholique de Brazzaville  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of young boys in a mission school in Brazzaville, Congo Français. Original caption reads, "Congo Français, Mission Catholique de Brazzaville." Original text on recto reads, "École de la Mission de Brazzaville. - Vive la France!!!" Translated caption and text reads, "French Congo, Catholic Mission of Brazzaville. Mission school in Brazzaville - Long Live France!" Postmarked postage stamp on recto, "Congo Français Brazzaville, 2 NOV 05."
Stamped address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-09-07
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
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:
Education  Search this
Children  Search this
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 CF 2012-001-0004
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70358c411-24a3-4f7a-ba2b-7bf00f594891
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2283

Eragrostis barteri C.E. Hubb.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Ex herb. W. Fasseaux  Search this
Place:
Africa. Près de rapids à Brazzaville., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
Transcribed d/m/y: /7/52
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Eragrostis barteri C.E. Hubb.
Barcode:
04381306
USNM Number:
2547448
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3991757cb-4b53-4ef9-a6eb-7c9f62bf2732
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16246495

Begonia iucunda Irmsch.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Jan J. de Wilde  Search this
L. J. van der Maesen  Search this
J. M. Moutsambote  Search this
Min. Elevation:
650  Search this
Place:
Congo. 161 km N of Brazzaville. Cliffs at Inoni. Cliffs facing West., Brazzaville, Congo, Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
4 Feb 1993
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Cucurbitales Begoniaceae
Published Name:
Begonia iucunda Irmsch.
Barcode:
04215305
USNM Number:
3668718
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37f08ccf6-6e94-4b46-8246-c0449f91d733
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16334693

Drypetes angustifolia Pax & K. Hoffm.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
T. Kami  Search this
E. Kami  Search this
A. L. Mpandzou  Search this
G. Nsongola  Search this
A. Ngoliele  Search this
F. Merklinger  Search this
Xander M. van der Burgt  Search this
Max. Elevation:
10  Search this
Min. Elevation:
10  Search this
Place:
Along coast just northwest of Pointe Noire, near Pointe Indienne., Pointe Noire, Brazzaville, Congo, Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
27 Nov 2011
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Putranjivaceae
Published Name:
Drypetes angustifolia Pax & K. Hoffm.
Barcode:
01308606
USNM Number:
3683835
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36810f8e0-816e-4b4a-8131-1577964c5a30
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11817996

Emile Gorlia photographs

Photographer:
Gorlia, Emile E.O.  Search this
Former owner:
Harris, Nancy H.  Search this
Extent:
258 Negatives (photographic) (black & white, 8 x 10.5 cm.)
308 Lantern slides (black & white, 8.5 x 10 cm.)
1,446 Photographic prints ((contact prints) (5 vols.), black & white, 6 x 13 cm. or smaller )
46 Photographic prints (black & white, 48 x 58 cm. or smaller.)
556 Negatives (photographic) (glass plate stereographic negatives , black & white, 6 x 13 cm.)
Container:
Item 1
Disk 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Lantern slides
Photographic prints
Stereographs
Glass negatives
Place:
Africa
Brazzaville (Congo)
Matadi (Congo)
Tanganyika, Lake
Kalemie (Congo)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Lusambo (Congo)
Kinshasa (Congo)
Date:
1909-1958
bulk 1909-1928
Summary:
Photographs taken by Judge Emile E.O. Gorlia during five journeys through the Belgian Congo and two vacation leaves, one in Belgium and one in the Canaries Islands, 1909-1928 and at the World Exposition in Brussels (1958). The collection dates from 1909-1958.

His first mission was from January 1910 to January 1912; the second, from February 1915 to March 1917; the third, from December 1917 to April 1920; the fourth, from November 1920 to February 1923 and, the fifth, from March 1926 to December 1928. For his first four missions at Lusambo in the Kasai province, district of Sankuru, Emile Gorlia was acting as an alternate to the public officer at one of the seven tribunals of first instance. During his fifth and final mission, he was promoted as president of the Court at Albertville in the ditrict of Katanga.

Judge E.O. Gorlia was a keen amateur photographer with the advantage of not only traveling extensively around the state but also with the privilege of being able to afford the time and money to produce a prolific number of images. His images illustrate with great detail the full experience of a government official in mission in the Belgian Congo, starting in Antwerp at the pier of this Belgian harbor and taking up his duties at Lusambo, an administrative town in the hearth of th Belgian congo. The majority of images are of the following Belgian Congo districts, Lower Congo, Kassai, Sankuru, and Katanga. They include the cities of Banana, Boma, Matadi, Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), Lusambo, Luebo, Dilolo, Albertville (now Kalemie) in the Belgian Congo, Brazzaville in the French Equatorial africa, Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Tabora and Kigoma in tanganyika, Dakar in Senegal, Conakry in Guinea, Freetown in Sierra Leone, Port Said in Egypt and finally Casablanca in Morocco. There are also images of villages scenes and portraits of the Tetela, Songye, Luba, Kanioka, Lunda, Chokwe, Pende, Bangala and Kuba.

Also included are images of the natural environment as the Congo river, the Kasai and Sankuru rivers, the banks of Lake Tanganyika and the savanna-woodland of the western part of the Katanga district as well as as the south part of the Sankuru region.
Arrangement note:
Arranged chronologically by trip.
Restrictions:
Collection digitized and available online. Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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:
Congo -- Description and Travel -- 1881-1950  Search this
Congo -- History -- 1908-1960  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides
Stereographs
Photographic prints
Glass negatives
Citation:
Emile Gorlia Photographs, EEPA 1977-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1977-001
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Emile Gorlia photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo723e5ab83-3381-4e55-b672-1a04694c9d98
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1977-001
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22. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Arrivée d'un Courrier de l'Oubanghi

Creator:
J. Haudy  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 2 CF
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "22. Brazzaville (Congo Français). Arrivée d'un Courrier de l'Oubanghi."
Translated postcard caption reads: "22. Brazzaville (French Congo). Arrival of an Ubangi Courier."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Collection J. Haudy."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-43-08
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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:
Portrait photography  Search this
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 CF 1985-140510
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d45832c3-f03c-4d5c-9c05-bec56c10aba7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1933

76. Congo Brazzavile: Magasins des messageries Fluviales du Congo

Creator:
Vialle (Brazzaville)  Search this
Meyrignac et Puydebois (Brive)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 2 CF
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Republic of the, -- Commune de Brazzaville, -- Brazzaville
Date:
[ca. 1907]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "76. Congo.- Brazzaville. - Magasins des messageries Fluviales du Congo."
Translated caption reads: "76. Congo. Brazzaville. - Congo river courier shop."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché Vialle, Brazzavile - Phototypie Meyrignac et Puydebois, Brive (France)."
Postmarked postage stamp on recto.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-29-02
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:
Commerce  Search this
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 CF 1985-140530
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d2104069-e0d9-4696-81dc-6e5964215ef3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1953

Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances - Type Bongo - Rivière Kouango

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Culture:
Bongo (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1909]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Type Bongo - Kouango River''. Young man wearing a hair ornaments, lipplug in his upper lip and labret in his lower lip. Recto postmarked stamps reads: ''13.?.09. Brazzaville. Congo Français.'' Manuscript on verso reads: ''Brazzaville 2-8-09. Signature: L. Rémy. Addressed to: ''Monsieur L. Rémy - 38 bis rue Fabert - Paris''. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
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:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  Search this
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 1985-140094-01
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72feab13d-a17d-4923-a5c1-61f18de26f1c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref959

Institution traditionnelle Otwere chez les Mbosi (Congo-Brazzaville) Joseph Itoua

Author:
Itoua, Joseph  Search this
Physical description:
296 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo
Date:
2010
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Mbosi (African people)--Social life and customs  Search this
Social structure  Search this
Social institutions  Search this
M'Bochi (Peuple d'Afrique)--Rites et cérémonies  Search this
M'Bochi (Peuple d'Afrique)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Structure sociale  Search this
Institutions sociales  Search this
Congo (Brazzaville)--Ethnology--Mbosi people  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153762

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