Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
1. Congo Belge Boma: Plateau
ca. 1910
Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Bas-Congo Province -- Boma
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 caption on recto reads: "1. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Boma; Plateau. / Hoogvlakte." Translated caption reads: "1. Belgian Congo; Boma; Plateau." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Boma, Belgian Congo; Oct. 25, 1919; Howdy all, we've been here a few days and expect to leave in the morning. Love to all, Erle." Postage stamp printed on verso. Postmark on verso. Items EEPA CG-28-21and EEPA CG-28-22 bear duplicate recto images.
- 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 -- Boma
- Recorded subjects
- Cityscape photography; Landscapes -- natural
- 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 1993-019-0068
Collection: African Postcard Collection