Black villagers collect wood for steamboats, Belgian Congo
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA CG-26-03
- General
- Title source: Postcard caption.
- Citation source: Archives staff.
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Steamboats
- Boats and boating
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- African Postcard Collection
- African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
- Extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
- Date
- ca. 1919
- Container
- Volume 4 CG
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1145
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Postcards
- Picture postcards
- Collection Citation
- African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Revision Statement
- Revision date: 2023 April 21. The title of this record was edited as part of ongoing revision of racist, outdated, and/or harmful descriptive language in cataloging. Previous versions of this catalog record may be available. This catalog record contains original descriptive language for materials that may contain racist, outdated, and/or harmful language. The use of this description is not an endorsement of the language it contains. Original descriptive language has been retained to promote searchability and discoverability of the collections.
- 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
- Picture postcards
- Scope and Contents
- Printed caption on recto reads: "32. Congo Belge; Noirs réunissant du bois pour le chauffage des vapeurs. / Belgisch Congo; Negers die brandhout inzamelen voor de stoombooten." Translated postcard caption reads: "32. Belgian Congo. Blacks collecting wood for steamboats."
- Manuscript date and address on verso, date reads: "le 31 Mai 1919." Postmarks on verso. Printed postage stamp on verso.
- Items EEPA CG-26-03, EEPA CG-26-04 and EEPA CG-35-59 are duplicate postcards.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871087682-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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