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52. Congo Belge Léopoldville: Chameaux porteurs
ca. 1920
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)
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: "55. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Léopoldville; Chameaux porteurs. / Lastkameelen." Translated postcard caption reads: "55. Belgian Congo; Leopoldville; Camel bearers." Postage stamp printed on verso. Manuscript on verso reads: "Last visited July 1920." Items EEPA CG-35-05 and EEPA CG-35-06 are duplicate postcards.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1920
- Recorded places
- Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Kinshasa Province -- Kinshasa -- (Léopoldville)
- Recorded subjects
- Industry
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1297
Collection: African Postcard Collection