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5. Congo Belge Katanga: Nègres nivelant une termitière
ca. 1910
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Katanga
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: "5. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Katanga; Nègres nivelant une termitière. / Negers eene termietenwoning effen leggend." Translated caption reads: "5. Belgian Congo; Katanga; Negroes levelling out a termite mound." Postage stamp printed on verso. Items EEPA CG-47-78 and EEPA CG-47-79 are duplicate postcards.
- 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 -- Katanga Province -- Katanga
- Recorded subjects
- Transportation; Industry; Labor
- 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 1993-019-0070
Collection: African Postcard Collection