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16. Congo Belge Port de Matadi. Station du chemin de fer Matadi-Léopoldville
ca. 1910
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 text on recto reads: "16 Congo Belge; Port de Matadi. Station du chemin de fer Matadi-Léopoldville. / Belgisch Congo; Haven van Matadi. Statie van den spoorweg Matadi-Leopoldville." Translated caption reads: "16. Belgian Congo; Matadi Port. Matadi-Leopoldville railway station." 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 -- Bas-Congo Province -- Matadi
- Recorded subjects
- Transportation; Railroads
- 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 1993-019-0045
Collection: African Postcard Collection
