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72. Congo Belge Api: Eléphants trainant un chariot

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 4 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Api
Date:
ca. 1915
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "72. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Api: Eléphants trainant un chariot / Olifanten, een kar voorttrekkend." Translated postcard caption reads: "72. Belgian Congo; Api: Elephants pulling a wagon."
Items EEPA CG-26-17, EEPA CG-26-18 and EEPA CG-26-19 are duplicate postcards.
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-26-19
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1993-19-91.
Provenance:
Mrs. Jo Bernick donation; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-019
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:
Agriculture  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Animals  Search this
Elephants  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 CG 1993-019-0091
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/xo76efb7f70-2f7c-4eb3-a268-67bdb600b7e9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2409

22. Congo Belge Elisabethville: Les premiers moyens de transport

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 4 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Lubumbashi -- (Elisabethville)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "22. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Elisabethvile; Les premiers moyens de transport. / De eerste vervoermiddelen." Translated postcard caption reads: "22. Belgian Congo; Elisabethville: The first means of transportation."
Postage stamp printed on verso
Items EEPA CG-26-25, EEPA CG-26-26 and EEPA CG-26-28 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-26-26
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-009
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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:
Agriculture  Search this
Transportation  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 CG 1994-006-0009
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/xo74a1d0e6c-c1ca-4f2d-a377-670c5d1de7a8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2410

41. Congo Belge Pirogues sur l'Uele

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "41. Congo Belge; Pirogues sur l'Uele. / Belgisch Congo; Prauwen op de Uele." Translated postcard caption reads: "41. Belgian Congo. Canoes on the Uele."
Printed postage stamp on verso.
Items EEPA CG-24-18, EEPA CG-24-19, and EEPA CG-24-20 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-19
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-017.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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 CG 1994-006-0017
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/xo77c7a8c67-949f-46ce-81c9-a5a7615aecd9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2417

62. Congo Belge Léopoldville: Le port

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "62 Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Léopoldville; Le port / De haven."
Translated postcard caption reads: " 62. Belgian Congo; Léopoldville: The harbor."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-57, EEPA CG-47-58, and EEPA CG-47-59 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG 1994-006-0019
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-019
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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 CG-47-59
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/xo7fe507e95-1679-4faa-b840-ccab734b7f60
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2419

5. Congo Belge Katanga: Nègres nivelant une termitière

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Katanga
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "5. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Katanga; Nègres nivelant une termitière. / Negers eene termietenwoning effen leggend."
Translated caption reads: "5. Belgian Congo; Katanga; Negroes levelling out a termite mound."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-78 and EEPA CG-47-79 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-78
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-089.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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
Industry  Search this
Labor  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 CG 1994-006-0089
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/xo714a895a2-5c75-4cc3-953d-06a2ff5cbd60
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2432

60. Congo Belge Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Lukafu
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "60. Congo Belge - Belgisch Congo / Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu. / Aanval van eene termietenwoning op den nieuwenweg van Lukafu."
Translated caption reads: "60. Belgian Congo; Attacking a termite mound on the new Lukafu route."
Manuscript on verso reads: "Engineers laying out a road in."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-73, EEPA CG-47-74 and EEPA CG-47-75 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-75
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-090.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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
Industry  Search this
Labor  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 CG 1994-006-0090
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/xo71f86eefd-2afe-4447-801a-344e0f1e6a04
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2433

37. Boma Aspect du port pendant les régates internationales

Creator:
J. I. P.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype, b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Boma
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "37. Boma. - Aspect du port pendant les régates internationales." Translated postcard caption reads: "37. Boma. - View of the port during the international regattas."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "J.I.P."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-48
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-091.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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 CG 1994-006-0091
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/xo74b08de09-f131-47ff-9e64-47730bb422a8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2434

Léopoldville Bâteau Kempenaer

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Léopoldville. Bâteau Kempenaer."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Kempenaer boat. Léopoldville."
Printed text on verso reads: "Imp. L. Daneels à Bruxelles."
Items EEPA CG-47-51 and EEPA CG-47-52 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-52
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-092.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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 CG 1994-006-0092
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/xo7f8714282-9472-4821-af20-a42faec3dff6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2435

30. Congo Belge Shinkakasa: Steamer chargeant des galets

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Fort de Shinkakasa
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "30. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Shinkakasa: Steamer chargeant des galets. / Stoomboot, keien opladend." Translated postcard caption reads: "30. Belgian Congo; Shinkakasa; Steamer loading pebbles."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-33 and EEPA CG-47-34 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-34
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-093
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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
Ships  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 CG 1994-006-0093
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/xo71a0d8242-4606-4bd1-819d-5f7b8e5d5307
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2436

44. Congo Belge Léopoldville: Les bassins

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "44. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Léopoldville; Les bassins. / De dokken." Translated postcard caption reads: "44. Belgian Congo; Léopoldville: The Docks."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-26
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-096
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
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
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 1994-006-0096
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/xo75d96a9b0-e526-4a37-98d5-d0d78b1588eb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2438

Congo Belge. Basoko Fabrication des paniers servant au transport du caoutchouc

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Basoko
Date:
ca. 1920
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads, " Belgian Congo. Basoko. Weaving of baskets used to transport rubber."
Manuscript address and message on verso. Postmarks on verso. Postmark date reads: "16 Aout 192..."
Manuscript message on verso reads: "Mon cher Oncle et Chère Tante. Je t'écris de Matadi demain je pars pour Léo. Quand je serai à mon poste je vous écrirai plus longuement. En attendant je vous embrasses. Ch. Deneus". Addressed to," Mr et Mme Deneus. 51 Grand Place, Courtrai, Belgique." and from,"Ch. Deneus. Agent territorial. Stanleyville, Province Orientale, Congo Belge." Translated accompanying manuscript reads," My dear Uncle and dear Aunt, I am writing from Matadi. Tomorrow I leave for Leo.. When I have reached my post I shall write to you at greater length. In the meanwhile I kiss you."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-04-03
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-07-03.
Copy and Version Identification Note:
Items EEPA CG-04-01, CG-04-02, CG-04-03 and CG-04-04 bear duplicate recto images.
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.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Basket making  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 CG 1994-007-0003
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/xo7898cd8a2-1631-4df2-8ea2-f30c4f3e9d40
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2445

4. La Première Bicyclette dans la Haute-Sanga (Cougourta)

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "4. La Première Bicyclette dans la Haute Sanga (Cougourta)." Translated postcard caption reads: "4. The first bicycle on the Upper Sanga (Cougourta)."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-36
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Provenance:
Anonymous donation FY 2008; EEPA 2008-015
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
Bicycles  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 2008-015-0004
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/xo73bae0015-0d2f-4985-9fea-5db4516b0301
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2490

Congo Belge. District de L'Aruwimi. Basoko Fabrication des paniers servant au transport du caoutchouc

Creator:
Nells (Brussels)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Basoko
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads: "Belgian Congo - District of the Aruwimi, Basoko. Weaving of baskets used to transport rubber."
Printed text on verso reads: "Ed. Nels, Bruxelles. Collection du Touring Club. Serie 14, No. 32." Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-04-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Copy and Version Identification Note:
Items EEPA CG-04-01, CG-04-02, CG-04-03 and CG-04-04 bear duplicate recto images.
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.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Basket making  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 CG 2011-001-0594
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/xo769ec1268-5f80-4cb3-8ff4-29b0c89b0c8a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2531

Congo Belge. Basoko Fabrication des paniers servant au transport du caoutchouc

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Basoko
Date:
ca. 1919
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads, "Belgian Congo. Basoko. Weaving of baskets used to transport rubber." Manuscript date and address on verso, address reads,"Mademoiselle Lily Gérard. Feluy, Arquennes." Date reads: "24-5-19." Stamped text on verso reads: "Elisabethville." Postmarks on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-04-04
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Copy and Version Identification Note:
Items EEPA CG-04-01, CG-04-02, CG-04-03 and CG-04-04 bear duplicate recto images.
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.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Basket making  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 CG 2011-001-0595
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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/xo78d8e4a02-8f14-4398-b7da-0b9d50656347
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2532

20. Repos après la pêche

Creator:
Fides Photo  Search this
Auxiliares Laïques des Missions  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1940
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "20. Repos après la pêche." Translated postcard caption reads, "20. Rest after fishing."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Fides Photo. / Auxiliares Laïques des Missions / 90, rue Gachard, Bruxelles Belgique."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-01
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.
Topic:
Transportation  Search this
Fishing  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 CG 2011-001-1109
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/xo7f97386b2-dc78-4e26-9e35-d3daade10eaa
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3040

Le Bas-Congo Dans les criques à marée basse

Creator:
W. K.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., handcolored, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1930
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Le Bas-Congo. Dans les criques à marée basse." Translated postcard caption reads, "Lower Congo. In the inlet at low tide."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché W.K." Manuscript message and address on verso, date reads: "le 3.10.30."
Items EEPA CG-24-02, EEPA CG-24-03 and EEPA CG-24-04 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-02
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.
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 CG 2011-001-1110
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/xo7d42eb290-bc77-456d-83d3-6abd37b0c0eb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3041

Banana Crique dans la région des palétuviers

Creator:
W. K.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Banana
Date:
ca. 1920
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Banana. Crique dans la région des palétuviers." Translated postcard caption reads: "Banana. Inlet in the mangrove region."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché W.K."
Items EEPA CG-24-02, EEPA CG-24-03 and EEPA CG-24-04 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-03
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.
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 CG 2011-001-1111
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/xo7dcb34f11-d376-4b2f-952c-4b0538d3e4a2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3042

Banana Crique dans la région des palétuviers

Creator:
W. K.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Banana
Date:
ca. 1920
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Banana. Crique dans la région des palétuviers." Translated postcard caption reads: "Banana. Inlet in the mangrove region."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché W.K."
Items EEPA CG-24-02, EEPA CG-24-03 and EEPA CG-24-04 bear duplicate recto images.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-04
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.
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 CG 2011-001-1112
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/xo74737d9c0-1874-4b9f-8847-bd022e22b60d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3043

Souvenir du Congo Belge Bords du Congo

Creator:
Nells (Brussels)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Souvenir du Congo Belge; Bords du Congo." Translated caption reads: "Souvenir of the Belgian Congo; Banks of the Congo"
Manuscript message on recto, message reads: "Il est temps n'est-il pas vrai que je réponde à tes jolies cartes de l'autre jour mais ce n'est qu'aujourd'hui que je me suis mis sérieusement à mon bureau... Que l'on devient donc paresseux ici." Translated message reads, "It 's time isn't it , for me to answer your pretty cards from the other day but it is only today that I sat seriously at my desk... how lazy one becomes here."
Manuscript address on verso. Postmarked postage stamps on verso.
Additonal printed text on recto reads: "Ed. Nels, 35 rue de Vienne, Bruxelles. Serie 14 No 6."
Items EEPA CG-24-05 and EEPA CG-24-06 bear variations of same recto image.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-05
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.
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 CG 2011-001-1113
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/xo7e1590cdd-5939-4b38-9ca9-b25b72fb4b49
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3044

Souvenir du Congo Sur les bords du Congo

Creator:
Nells (Brussels)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1900
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Souvenir du Congo; Sur les bords du Congo." Translated caption reads: "Souvenir of the Congo; On the banks of the Congo"
Manuscript message on recto, message reads: "Matadi, le 16 Septembre 1900. Chère Madame Orval, Par la présente je viens vous faire spécialement biens mes compliments ainsi qu'à ... Guillaume, Jacques et leurs petites familles, et vous prie de bien vouloir à l'occasion déposer pour moi quelques fleurs à la tombe de mon frère. Merci." Translated message reads: "Matadi, September 16 1900. Dear Mrs Orval, with the present postcard I come to pay you specially all my compliments as well as to .... Guillaume, Jacques and their little families, and beg you when the opportunity arrives to drop for me a few flowers on the tomb of my brother. Thank you."
Manuscript address on verso. Postmarks on verso.
Additonal printed text on recto reads: "Ed. Nels, Serie 14 No. 6."
Items EEPA CG-24-05 and EEPA CG-24-06 bear variations of same recto image.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-24-06
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.
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 CG 2011-001-1114
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/xo7eabe722b-cc9f-4d5f-8d42-ec83cf4c98b8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3045

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