Serpent tué dans la forêt
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA CG-13-19
- General
- Title source: Postcard caption.
- Citation source: Archives staff.
- Creator
- Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
- Nells (Brussels)
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Topic
- Hunting
- Creator
- Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
- Nells (Brussels)
- See more items in
- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
- Date
- ca. 1931
- Container
- Volume 2 CG
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0814
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Postcards
- Collection Citation
- African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
- Genre/Form
- Postcards
- Scope and Contents
- Translated postcard caption reads, "Killed snake in the forest." Printed text on verso reads: "Mwilambongo. Mission des Sœurs de Saint François de Sales. Serpent tué dans la forêt." Publisher's logo on verso: "Nels."
- Postmarked postage stamp on verso. Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Mes biens chères Soeurs, La réponse de M. Fauville concernant votre projet a été plutôt défavorable et nous ne comptons pas insister davantage. Je vous prie donc de ne pas envoyer vos autres cours; désirez-vous que je vous réexpédie ceux que j'ai? Je ne doute pas que vos vacances soient très réconfortantes à tous points de vue. Quand a lieu votre retraite? Nous avons la nôtre du 16 au 23. Restons unies dans la prière, mes chères Soeurs; je vous embrasse très affectueusement. Je ne sais pas ce que Soeur Marie fabienne va faire; Ce sera comme moi sans doute! Ce 3 Août 31. Soeur Marie-Henriette." Translated message reads, " Mr Fauville's reply concerning your project was rather unfavourable and we are not planning to insist any longer. I therefore ask you not to send your other courses; do you wish me to send back to you the ones I have? I do not doubt that your vacation has been very comforting for all standpoint of view. When is your retreat due? Ours will be held from 16 to 23. Let us remain united in prayer, my dear sisters, I kiss you affectionately. I do not know what Sister Marie-Fabienne is going to do; most likely the same as me. This August 3, 1931."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871087627-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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