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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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  • Algeria Blida - Yanima

  • Missions des P. P. du Saint Esprit Un élephant domestique: l'ami Fritz

  • Congo Hommes indigènes Lukelés

  • La Vie à Madagascar Hovas jouant de la "Valiha."

  • Egypt Bakshish

  • The Sea Wall

  • Congo Belge. Stanleyville Habitations de planteurs indigènes

  • Raparigas peneirando milho Biro-Bari, Guiné

  • Capitania Quilimane, A. O. P

  • 39 - Dassa-Zoumé Le cheval de bois du roi des Dassas

  • Yankow-sur-Itimbiri Atelier de construction de pirogues

  • Assuan Type of the Bishsarin Race

  • Congo Belge I 1. Retour de chasse

  • Le marché indigène à Madimba

  • Kindu Un ouvrier et sa famille

  • Portuguese East Africa

  • Mauresques d'Alger

  • Angola Climbing Palm Tree

  • Panorama di Addis Abeba

  • Matadi Fuca-Fuca

  • Egypt Men sifting wheat

  • Fishermen

  • 63. Djibouti La Coiffure d'une élégante

  • Asmara Festa del Mascal

  • Upoto, 1902 Gongs et Tam-tams

  • Lumières D'Afrique N⁰ 13 - Tenues D'Apparat

  • No. 74. Giza The Pyramids

  • 21. Elisabethville Femme du Kasaï

  • Automobile au Soudan (Route de Kayes à Kita)

  • 63. - Une Mulâtresse du Dahomey

  • East African Types Watutsi Dancers

  • Beachfront property

  • Statue de Monsieur Le Masson à Ismailia

  • Lourenço Marques (P. E. A.) Aspecto parcial da cidade

  • Port-Said English Protestant Church

  • Guinée Française; Kindia Un groupe d'indigènes

  • Mangbetu Woman

  • Trinity (Selassie) Church

  • Constructing An Encampment

  • Alexandria Attarine street

  • Africa Orientale Una specialissima moda abissina

  • Traversée d'une forêt submergée au Moyen Congo

  • Type Marocain

  • Thysville - Merci aux bienfaiteurs Merci aux bienfaiteurs

  • Exploitation agricole en Guinée Française

  • Young girl at the spring Debre Zeit

  • A travers le Congo... 39. Femme à plateau Babira

  • The town of Suez

  • Tanger Femme arabe chez elle

  • Vila de João Belo Praia Sepulveda; Oceano Indico

  • 80. Congo Belge Chez les Mangbetus

  • Marketplace

  • A. O. I., Etiopia L'uccisore del leone; Fantasia

  • Street in Goundam, Mali with mosque in left background

  • Congo No. 50. Café en préparation pour l'embarquement

  • Road to the Pyramids

  • Fez Mosquée Moulay Idriss

  • Colonies Francaises - Cote d'Ivoire 27. A travers Bondoukou. Place et demeure de l'Almamy

  • Groupe de Bicharis

  • Scènes et Types types Arabes du Sud

  • Sefrou L'Arrivée. Route de Fez

  • Un banquet de noces

  • 40. Congo Français Après le passage du Duc de Mecklembourg. - Brazzaville

  • 13. Congo Belge Le S/w "Yser"

  • Carnival Participants

  • Conakry Concours agricole; les chefs écoutent le discours du Governeur

  • Roça "Boa Entrada" Residencia do Administrador Geral Agricola armazens e instalções de beneficiação de café. 1925

  • Suk Woman

  • Souvenir du Congo Belge. Soldats et infirmier à Boma

  • 92. Congo Français Élevage d'autruches, à Okoyo (Oubanghi)

  • Morocco

  • Harrar Groupe abyssin attendant son Chef

  • Avenida, Don Carlos Beira, East Africa

  • Dahomey Abomey, Tombeaux des Rois

  • Painting on ceiling of Debre Berhan Selassie Church in Gondar

  • République Populaire du Benin Marché de Wando

  • Lulesungu, bijpost van Lokandu Sultanszoon met vrouw

  • African Types Mangbetu

  • 14. Elisabethville La Belgika

  • Bissáu Antonio da Silva Gouvêa Lda

  • A Group of Workers

  • 1. Un poste à bois sur la N'Goko (N'Gali)

  • Vila de João Belo Portagem sôbre o Rio Limpopo

  • Lourenço Marques (P. E. A.) Jardim Municipal Vasco da Gama - Public Garden Vasco da Gama

  • Brazzaville Boy au travail

  • Port-Said Egyptian Post Office

  • Scène d'Hopital

  • Ox-Train Huila

  • Algeria The Captain Angus Buchanan Sahara Expedition: Feri N'Gashi, the faithful camel

  • Il sacerdote del paganesimo accanto ai mani protetori del villaggio

  • Bissau Um trecho da Avenida principal

  • Congo Chefs de la tribu des Batekes

  • Le Congo d'aujourd'hui Pygmées; Départ pour la chasse

  • Congo Ecoliers de race Mongo, Mission d'Ikao

  • Egypt Water seller

  • Une famille des environs de N'gali ( Bangalas)

  • Léopoldville Le commissariat de District

  • Une caravane de porteurs de bois sur le plateau de Lisala, 1901

  • Pettinatura abissina

  • Petit Kayes (Soudan)

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Algeria FORT-NATIONAL - Salem, le Bijoutier Kabyle
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