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6. Congo Belge Katanga: Sur la ligne de Sakania à Elisabethville

ca. 1910

Africa; Congo (Democratic Republic); Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Katanga

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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: "6. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Katanga; Sur la ligne de Sakania à Elisabethville. / Op de lijn van Sakania naar Elisabethville." Translated postcard caption reads: "6. Belgian Congo; Katanga; On the railway line from Sakania to Elisabethville." Postage stamp printed on verso.

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; Railroads
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0071

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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