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93. Congo Belge Banzyville (Ubangi) Village indigène
ca. 1910
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Équateur Province -- Mobayi-Mbongo -- (Banzyville)
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.
Translated postcard caption reads, "93. Belgian Congo. Banzyville (Ubangi). Native village." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Bien le bonjour de Kin., nous avons été très bien à bord du Kigoma, écrirai plus longuement dans quelques jours. Bons baisers et bonnes amitiés." Translated message reads, "Hello from Kin., we have been well on board of the Kigoma, will write at length in a few days. Friendly wishes." Postmarks on verso. Postage stamp printed on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1910
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Équateur Province -- Mobayi-Mbongo -- (Banzyville)
- Recorded subjects
- Cultural landscapes; Vernacular architecture -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0691
Collection: African Postcard Collection