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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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  • Bridge of Sighs Lokoja

  • 28. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Femmes Batékès

  • SENEGAL - DAKAR Le port et les quais

  • DAKAR Arrivée d'un Paquebot

  • Black Power Beira

  • Household

  • Jeune Fille Manyanga (Cataractes)

  • Twelve apostles and Vicrtoria road Cape Town

  • President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter welcome Prime Minister Shagari of Nigeria to the White House

  • 203. Tortya Les chercheurs de diamants creusent de profondes galeries souterraines

  • 16. Boma Jeune Mayumbienne

  • East African Types West Suk

  • Zanzibar Girls at Water pipes

  • DAKAR Embarquement du 4e Sénégalais pour le Maroc, 9 Avril 1908

  • Congo Chef Turumbu et sa famille

  • Kalk bay from pier C.P

  • Barth Bro.'s storefront

  • West street Durban

  • Congo Belge Ruanda, Enfant Watutsi

  • Gibraltar Vegetable Sellers

  • Johannesburg Aerial view with Hillbrow in the foreground

  • Congo Français Famille noire à Loango

  • Native Policemen Durban

  • Magasin de Nouveautés (Sénégal)

  • Republique de la Cote D'Ivoire Boundiali: Danseuses Sénoufo

  • Kayes, Upper Senegal The Building of Engineering Officers

  • Zanzibar Market Road

  • Woman

  • Indigenas do Sul do Angola

  • People From Humbe

  • Tipo di Ragazza Eritrea

  • The Kloof and Esplanade Isipingo Beach - Natal

  • Jeunes Filles de Boundiali

  • Fazenda (Treasury Offices) Lourenço Marques

  • Ricksha boy

  • The 31st wife of Chief Umguawe

  • Dakar Ecole de Médecine

  • Natives drawing water from the well

  • Republique du Niger Targui

  • Zanzibar Main Road

  • Guinée Française; Conakry Une femme comme il en faut

  • African housewife at home Marandellas

  • Costumi Tripolini Ragazza indigena

  • Hausa village

  • Fillette Asserongo

  • Tatouages du Mayumbe

  • A native warrior

  • Dakar The Marine Barracks and the Depot of D.S.L

  • Zanzibar Native Dance

  • Durban Back beach. Ricksha boys. Bluff beach. Cave rock

  • Camps bay and apostles C.P

  • Zulu women

  • Typical South Africa, clipping ostriches

  • Through the pines Kloof road, Cape Town

  • Dakar Vue des Quais

  • Nigeria Yoruba fetish figures

  • Congo Belge - Civilisation (Missions, Justice, Police, Armée) Tribunal indigène à Léopoldville

  • Gibraltar Exchange Building

  • N'Doro (Haut-Ogooué) Cuisson du manioc

  • Beira Terrace

  • In situ - art objects

  • Xoso maidens

  • Zanzibar

  • Sénégal - Soudan Un Convoi de Chalands sur le Sénégal

  • Mondomba Mother And Child Mossamedes

  • West street Durban

  • St-LOUIS (Sénégal) Parc aux bestiaux à Guet-N'Dar

  • Sénégal - DAKAR Transport d'une baraque en bois

  • Congo Français et Dépendences. - Scène de Fétichisme Bavili - Région de Loango

  • Dakar Le Port de Commerce

  • Afrique Occidentale Femme Foulah

  • Gibraltar Alameda Gardens

  • Une Élégante Bas Congo

  • Congo Belge - Civilisation (Hygiène et Instruction) Lazaret pour Lépreux

  • Sénégal Rapides du fleuve aux basses eaux

  • At Peter's Motel

  • Niger bank Baro

  • Conical Tower in the Zimbabwe ruins Zimbabwe

  • Tirailleurs Sénégalais, Service de Santé

  • On porcupine buttress, camps bay side Table mountain, Cape Town

  • Trappist's Monastery Mariannhill near Pinetown, Natal

  • Lupaardsvlei Mine hospital and single mens quarters, French Rand G. M. Co

  • Sénégal - DAKAR Joueur de Balafon

  • St. George's street Cape Town

  • Bowling greens & kiddies playground Durban

  • In the Lupata Gorge

  • Hunting

  • Gibraltar Commercial Square

  • Gibraltar The Galleries

  • Guinée Française; Boké Type danseuse

  • Mr. J. H. Balmer's house boys

  • Kenya Meru Women Dancers

  • Zulu chief's daughter

  • Moçambique Porto e caes de Alfandega; Harbour and Custom's pier

  • Native chief (extreme right) and family

  • The bay esplanade Durban

  • A civilized native's wedding party

  • Congo Belge - Faune Boa

  • Swazi warriors

  • Congo Français Congo Français - Types N'Goundis - Nola (Haute-Sangha)

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