48. Congo Belge Matadi: Rue principale
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA CG-28-74
- General
- Title source: Postcard caption.
- Citation source: Archives staff.
- See Also
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bas-Congo Province, Matadi (-5.817368, 13.470783)
- Interactive maps
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Matadi
- Topic
- Cityscape photography
- Cultural landscapes
- 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. 1919
- Container
- Volume 4 CG
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1241
- 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.
- 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.
- Bibliography
- MacGaffey, Wyatt. "Astonishment & Power," Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, p. 25.
- Geary, Christraud, M. "In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960," London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002, p. 34.
- Genre/Form
- Picture postcards
- Scope and Contents
- Printed caption on recto reads: "48. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Matadi; Rue principale. / Voornaamste straat." Translated postcard caption reads: "48. Belgian Congo; Matadi: Main street."
- Postage stamp printed on verso. Postmarks on verso. Manuscript date and address on verso, date reads: "le 7-6-19."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871087698-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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