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107. Congo Belge Api: Les éléphants au bain
ca. 1910
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Orientale Province -- Api
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: "107. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Api: Les éléphants au bain / Badende olifanten." Translated postcard caption reads: "107. Belgian Congo; Api: Elephants bathing." Manuscript message, address and small sketch on verso, message reads: "Eh là! Dis donc, mon frère! Je ne suis pas mort encore, voila mon adresse et des baisers si tu me réponds." Translated message reads: "Hey! Tell me my brother! I am not dead yet, here is my address and kisses if you reply to me." 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 -- Orientale Province -- Api
- Recorded subjects
- Agriculture; Animals; Elephants
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1160
Collection: African Postcard Collection