Creator:

Maggi AG  Search this

Extent:

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

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Chad

Chad -- Mayo-Kebbi Ouest -- Léré

Date:

ca. 1905

Scope and Contents:

Printed text on recto reads: "Poste de Léré. / Con Congo français, de la Sangha au Tchad."

Translated original caption reads, "Lere Post. French Congo From Sangha to Tchad."

Manuscript message and address on verso, addressed to "Monsieur Dargent. 171 rue Vm Heugo Schaerleek." Postage stamp removed.

Printed logo on recto reads: "Maggi." Printed text on verso includes an advertisement for Maggi product, printed to resemble manuscript as though written by postcard sender.

Local Numbers:

EEPA CD-12-01

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.

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Cultural landscapes  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

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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 CD 1985-140230

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 10: Chad (CD)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo758f170cf-b49a-4742-a9ec-3713c511b6bd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1917