Printed caption on recto reads: "Congo. / No. 23. La rive de la rivière Luèmmé."
Translated caption reads: "Congo / No. 23. The bank of the Luèmmé river."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Photographie R. Visser, Déposé."
This item is related to the series of images carved into an ivory tusk which is now part of the National Museum of African Art (2007-1-2). Robert Visser possibly pictured in the foreground.
Items EEPA CF-43-12 and EEPA CF-43-13 are duplicate postcards excepting slight printing variation.
Postmarked postage stamp on recto.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CF-43-13
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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