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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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  • Extérieur et intérieur de la chapelle de Mendida (Abysinnie)

  • Lions tués dans les plaines de Kaleka (Haut-Katanga)

  • Angola Costume de Benguella

  • Tripoli Contadine arabe

  • Un chantier indigène à la Cote d'Ivoire

  • Asmara Via della Regina

  • Compound Navrongo, Ghana

  • Mission des Filles de la Charité à Nsona-Mbata La leçon de couture

  • Sefrou Souk des Forgerons

  • Local Chiefs Sobas

  • Boma, Congo Belge Départ de S.A.R. Mgr. le Comte de Turin. - S.A.R. passant devant le Front des Troupes

  • Alcázar Zoko del ganado

  • Congo La force armée à Matadi

  • Sunset On The Water

  • Angola Costume de Benguella

  • Tanger femme de la montagne

  • Léopoldville Bâteau Kempenaer

  • On Lake Victoria

  • Campement devant Gara-Demeziat

  • Morocco FES - Porte de Bou-Jeloud

  • Enfant indigène

  • Asmara Pettinatrice indigena

  • Magdala Vue générale

  • Sergent indigène et son domestique

  • Haute-Volta Dadiga (au Sud-Ouest de Ouagadougou): Atelier de potiers

  • Roça "Progredior" Um aspecto do terreiro. 1924

  • Madagascar A l'École maternelle des Sœurs

  • 59. Congo Brazzaville: En Gare de Kinshassa

  • East African Types Mambere Dancers

  • Algeria The Captain Angus Buchanan Sahara Expedition: The Sultan of Ahaggar and his chiefs

  • Coiffure et tatouage Daelima

  • Djibouti 4. Groupe de Somalis armés

  • Costumes da Guiné Raça Mandinga

  • Caire Sphinx et Pyramides

  • Lorenço Marques Avenida Aguiar

  • Arab

  • Suez L'Entrée de Port-Tewfik

  • Congo Français No. 11. Musiciens indigenes

  • Tetuan Mezquita de Sidi Saidi

  • Sultan Bamoun et ses épouses

  • Incomati River, near Delagoa Bay

  • Bas-Congo. Dans les rivières du Mayumbé Etablissement commercial à Buluntu - Haut Loango

  • Soudan Française Un convoi dans la brousse

  • Congo Belge Village de l'ile des Princes en face de Boma

  • East African Types West Suk

  • Un catéchiste et sa famille

  • Africa Orientale Guerrieri Cunama

  • Moçambique Costa nascente tirada da fortaleza de S. Sebastião; East coast side seen front St. Sebastian's fortress

  • Dansuer Dogon Dogon Dancer

  • Marocain

  • Native head-dress

  • Mulheres Balantas que veem negociar

  • Tobruk Un sanadese al lavoro

  • From cannibalism to civilisation The boys drilling, forming squares and firing. Nouvelle-Anvers, Belgian Congo

  • Chez les Barundis à Kanyinia, Urundi, Congo Belge Mission des Dames de Marie

  • Bissáu Societé Commerciale de l'Ouest Africain

  • Native blacksmith at work interior of the Gold Coast, West Africa

  • East Coast of Africa

  • 26. Matadi Aspect du port à l'arrivée d'un vapeur

  • Republique du Mali Sangha (pays Dogon)

  • Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) 37. Maison du Gounga Naba, Chef de Province Ouagadougou

  • Woman Cleaning Rice East Coat of Africa

  • Lucalla

  • Street scene

  • Beira A Beira's Scene

  • Tarde de Domingo na praia da Polana Sunday visitors to Polana Beach

  • Moossou La veillée funèbre près du cercueil de 'l'Empereur'

  • Sur le Haute Congo Souvenir du Congo Belge

  • Congo Chefs de la tribu des Batekes

  • Mat Making

  • San Pedro Port a Bois

  • Vistas de Luanda

  • Axum Il Tempio Copto

  • 33. Congo Belge Uvira: Entrée de la redoute

  • Benguella Hotel Paris - Interior do Salão Nóbre

  • Egypt Donkeys and Drivers

  • Morocco FEZ - Jolie Porte de Chambre

  • 20. Congo Belge; Une caravane Katanga: Une caravane

  • Lourenço Marques (P. E. A.) Vista parcial do Porto; Part view of the Port

  • A. O. I., Eritrea Donna dell'Amasen

  • Republique de la Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan: 4 526 - Vue aérienne

  • Kinshasa Les Quais Etat

  • Moçambique Praça de S. Sebastião

  • 4. Stanleyville La Cathédrale

  • Vapores recebendo carvão Steamers receiving coal

  • République du Cameroun 49 - Perroquets gris

  • Djibouti A la Foire des Indigènes

  • Colonia Eritrea Tipo Bilena

  • Pagayeurs sur le Congo, à Upoto

  • Congo Indigenas assistindo a uma missão

  • 66. Congo Belge Buli; Le Lualaba

  • Moyen Congo Jeune fille Bacongo

  • Morocco Tanger - Vue prise du haut d'un Minaret

  • Rua da Praia do Bomfim Mossamedes

  • N.⁰ 18 - Huila - Sá da Bandeira Capelinha da S.a do Monte

  • Addis Abeba Via bengasi

  • Haute-Volta En Pays Mossi, Tibou

  • 2341. Congo Belge Jeunes enfants dans une vannerie

  • 27. Boma La musique de la compagnie du Bas-Congo

  • La piccola nomade

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