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African Postcard Collection

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Collector
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Place
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Mozambique
Morocco
Mali
Namibia
Rwanda
Niger
Nigeria
Somalia
South Africa
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Uganda
Senegal
Kenya
Liberia
Ghana
Guinea
Mauritania
Madagascar
Malawi
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Gabon
Egypt
Eritrea
Africa
Provenance
NMAfA: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, 950 Independence Ave. S.W. 20560-0708;, Transfer;, 1985-ongoing;, 1985-0014
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African Postcard Collection
Summary
This collection includes postcards from 45 African countries. Subjects include agriculture; animals; artists; body arts; cityscapes; cultural landscapes; dance; education; expeditions; flora; industry; leaders; marketplaces; medicine; military; missionaries; music; portraits; recreation; rites and ceremonies; and transportation, among many other topics.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Extent
61 Volumes
Date
1898-[ongoing]
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Volumes
Postcards
Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement note
Arranged by country and topic
Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087273-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7db935b22-d87f-4afd-95bb-b2f1180fcf9d

In the Collection

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  • II. Depeçage d'un elephant (Ouesso)

  • 2. Mission de Coquilhatville, Congo Belge Type de Boënde

  • Lobito Quartel da Guarda Fiscal

  • 52. Uele Eléphants domestiqués

  • Chefs féticheurs dahoméens

  • Groupe de chefs de la région de Stanleyville

  • 19. Congo Belge Emballage de poisson sec dans le Mayumbe

  • Nairobi Legislative Council Building

  • Guinée Porugaise "Balantes," fêtes de la circonsicion

  • Kayes (Soudan Français) Inondation du 22 Août 1906, aspect de la voie du chemin de fer

  • Bas Congo, Série III: Dans les Rivières du Mayumbé Chef Mayumbé et son fils Mioko

  • The landing stage Aden

  • Loanda Quartel da Policia

  • Mombasa, B. E. A. An Arab girl

  • Congo Belge La Briqueterie

  • Guinée Types Bassari

  • 21. Mweka (Congo Belge) Danses chez les Bakubas

  • Asmara Scrivano Indigeno

  • Uma fonte no chão de Papel

  • Angola Waterfront

  • Lourenço Marques Delagoa Bay

  • Lourenço Marques (P. E. A.) Museu Provincial; The Provincial Museum

  • Timboe, fanning country rice, ready to cook Liberia

  • L'Afriques en Coleurs Petites danseuses africaines

  • 7. Congo Français Brazzaville: Les enfants de l'école de la mission dans l'allée des manguiers (150 m.)

  • Guinée Française; Conakry Types de Kouroussa

  • Algeria Alger - Musicien Nègre

  • Woman tending a fire(?) as seated boy looks on

  • N'Deke, 1901 Episode de la pacification des Budjas (Bangalas). En tirailleurs!

  • Three Views Soudanaise; La danse des Derviches; Ecole Arabe

  • Morocco FES - Palais du Batha, Musée salle d'Armes

  • Libia, Visioni dell'Interno Derg, Campo di Tuaregh

  • Egypt - Shadufs Egypte - Chadoufs

  • Léopoldville. Visite du Gouverneur au chantier Visite du Gouverneur au chantier

  • Porto Amboim Hospital da Companhia do Amboim. Séde do Serviços de Saude 1925

  • 5. Dahomey Adjara - Les écoliers devant l'églis

  • Congo Français Chasses: Jeune Hippopotame

  • Angolan Village

  • République Populaire du Congo Place de la Liberté, Brazzaville

  • Lobito Administração do Conselho

  • L'amour en Egypte

  • Republique de La Cote d'Ivoire Fabrication des poteries à Katiola

  • Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Miazia XXVII square

  • Femme arabe voilée

  • Companhia do Boror Zambésia

  • Léopoldville Dispensaire

  • Porto Amboim Vista da estação do Caminho do ferro e armazens. 1925

  • The Feast of Timcat (Epiphany)

  • East African Types Turkana

  • Exposition Universelle et Internationale, Bruxelles, 1958 Congo Belge. Province Orientale. Chez les Mangbetu

  • 30. Types de tatouages Bangalas

  • Congo Français Mise à l'eau d'une pirogue

  • 2418. Stanleyville L'embarcadère sur le fleuve Congo

  • East African Types Nandi Warrior

  • Cheren Mercato delle granaglie

  • Group of men

  • Colonies Françaises; Haute Guinée Marché de Siguiri

  • Scritturale pubblico

  • Egyptian types and scenes Bedouins at Kantarah

  • Masai Woman

  • Harrar Entrée du Guebi (Palais)

  • Group of women and children posing in street

  • 15. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Traversée du D'Joué

  • Northern Ethiopia

  • Dahomey Local Nuns in Abome-Calavi

  • 19. Bouba, Chef de Koundé et ses femmes (Haute-Sanga)

  • Congo Sorciers masqués

  • A Masai Youth

  • Republique de Cote D'Ivoire Ambiance

  • Angolan Landscape and People

  • Guinée Française, Kindia Attelage de bœufs

  • N⁰ 23. Doruma-Uèlé Femmes décortiquant du café

  • Portugal Não É Um País Pequeno

  • 3. Village Boumoali sur la N'Goko (M'Bio)

  • Missions de Scheut Congo. Comment est-ce possible? Une boite qui chante?

  • S. E. Rodolfo Graziani Vicerè d'Etiopia

  • Matadi Danseurs en Costume de Fête

  • Cheich arabe

  • Menusiers arabes

  • Egypto (Benguella) Fazenda ,,Boa Vista'' (Cacalla) Cubertas do pessoal, Casa de distilaçaõ, habitaçaõ etc

  • Mahiridja (Maroc Oriental) Arrivée d'un Grand Convoi

  • Congo Chutes de Yellalla (Bas Congo)

  • Eritrean Liberation First Anniversary

  • On Lake Victoria

  • View of the harbour Aden

  • Femme du Grand-Bassam

  • Eléphants dressés au labour à Api (Uele)

  • Post Office, Rua-Conseilheiros-Ennes Beira

  • Moçambique Monumento de S. Francisco Xavier - St. Francisco Xavier's Monument

  • Masques Africains Masque et costume Bamiléké

  • Lourenço Marques Avenida Aguiar

  • Tribes of Kenya In a Rendile Village

  • Fabrication Des Pagnes

  • Nous en avons fait des petits chrétiens

  • Jeune femme Kasaï coiffée à la mode

  • Documentation du Ministère des Colonies de Belgique Cyclistes sur le pont brisé

  • Hunters

  • De kop van een nijlpaard

  • Stanleyville Magasin S. C. E. Barman

  • Bissáu Edifigio da Escola

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