39. Le "Kigoma" sur le fleuve Congo
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: EEPA CG-47-24
label: General
content: Title source: Postcard caption.
label: General
content: Citation source: Archives staff.
place: label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Congo (Democratic Republic)
topic: label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Steamboats
label: Topic
content: Boats and boating
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content: African Postcard Collection
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content: African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: ca. 1929
container: label: Container
content: Volume 5 CG
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1527
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Postcards
label: Type
content: Postcards
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Printed caption on recto reads: "39. Le "Kigoma" sur le fleuve Congo. / De "Kigoma" op den Congostroom."
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content: Translated postcard caption reads: "39. The "Kigoma" on the river Congo."
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content: Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Elisabethville. Le 16/XI/29. Cher frère et soeur. Bien reçu votre lettre du 8/10 écoulé et les trois photos qui s'y trouvait; et a votre santé car sur une je vois que vous êtes occupé a vidé des pottes. Ici c'est toujours la même chose voila un an le 25 que nous somme arrivé donc dans 9 jours, notre santé est toujour bonne. Nous somme en pleine saison de pluie, on nous annonce de tout coté que Louisa est en garde à vous. Nous lui souhaitons bonne chance et recevez cher frère et soeur nos meilleurs baisers."
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content: Translated message reads: "Elisabethville. November 16, 1929. Dear brother and sister. Received your letter of 8/10 and three photos included, and good health to you since I observe on one of the photos that you are busy emptying pots. Here things are always the same. It will be one year on the 25th that we have arrived here, thus in 9 days time. Our health is still good. We are in the middle of the rainy season. We are told from every quarter that Louisa is standing by? We wish her well and receive dear brother and sister our best kisses."
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content: Postmarked postage stamp on verso, additional postage stamp printed on verso.