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48. Congo Belge Matadi: Rue principale
ca. 1919
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Matadi
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Printed caption on recto reads: "48. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Matadi; Rue principale. / Voornaamste straat." Translated postcard caption reads: "48. Belgian Congo; Matadi: Main street." Postage stamp printed on verso. Postmarks on verso. Manuscript date and address on verso, date reads: "le 7-6-19.".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1919
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Matadi
- Recorded subjects
- Cityscape photography; Cultural landscapes
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1241
Collection: African Postcard Collection