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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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  • 53 Congo Belge Eléphant

  • Roça "Amizade" Residencia do Administrador na Séde 1924

  • 87. Congo Belge, Kabinda Le marché indigène

  • 16. Dahomey Le Père Ledis

  • Eritrea Schek Mohamed Arei, Capo dei Baria

  • Rua de S. Domingos Quilimane, A. O. P

  • Aspect d'une fête villageoise à Boko

  • Praia Sepúlveda Xai-Xai - Hotel

  • L'Afrique en Couleurs Coucher de soleil

  • Moçambique Costumes indigenas; Native costumes

  • Benguela Angola

  • Marketplace

  • Hall do Grande Hotel Loanda Rua Avelino Dias

  • Souvenir d' Egypte

  • Oudjda (Maroc) Sidi-Yahia. Femmes Marocaines à la source

  • British East Africa A Well at the Coast

  • Mombasa Poultry Seller

  • Benguella Rua das Flores

  • Nairobi The Cathedral of the Highlands

  • Suez General view of Terre plein

  • Landscape

  • A Batuko near Inhambane

  • Cairo The Pyramids

  • A travers le Congo... Guerrier Gombe

  • Republique de Guinee Artisanat de l'indigo

  • Lago Tana Imbarcadero a Gorgorà

  • Loanda Edificio das Obras Publicas

  • 48. Congo Français Brazzaville: Depart des deux frères pour une Exursion apostolique à Linzolo

  • No. 14. Une des cases de l'ancien tata des rois dahoméens Zagnanado

  • Hammar first wife wearing the iron collar named "Binari" Omo Valley, Ethiopia

  • 23. Images du Congo Le fleuve à Lisala

  • Léopoldville Avenue Costermans

  • Scènes et Types, Maroc vue générale des camps à Aïn-Bordja

  • Morocco Palais arabe

  • Musicians

  • Serpent tué dans la forêt

  • 12 - Abomey Objets du culte des ancêstres

  • A painting of Jesus in Genet Mariam Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

  • 8. Au bain

  • Léopoldville. Danses indigènes

  • Au fil de l'eau

  • Loanda Cidade Alta: Egreja da Misericordia

  • "Adrinka" Printing

  • Moçambique Fortaleza de S. Sebastião, Posto Semaphorico; St. Sebastian's fortress, Semaphoric post

  • 104. Loanda Rua Salvador Correira

  • Poste de Bourême Deux nouveaux Locataires

  • Congo Men at work

  • Eritrea Fantasie di donne

  • Catumbella Casa de Benigno Ferreira Cia., no largo do Cuio

  • Congo La maison de Da Costa à Boma

  • Congo Français Trous d'oreilles Sacomas

  • Bassa Devils Liberia

  • Porto Amboim Edificaçoes da Companhia do Amboim. 1925

  • Souvenir du Congo Bwana Nzige et Tippo-tippo

  • Villa do Ibo Rua d'el Rei

  • Port-Said Sultan Hussein Street

  • Femme Momvu (Uele)

  • Carro

  • Léopoldville Types de Boys

  • A Souvenir of Beira Motundo Kraal near Beira; On the Pungwe River

  • Malange

  • Children on the Frontline Mozambique

  • Matadi Vue à vol d'oiseau de la ville basse

  • Couleurs du Cameroun 3042 - Griot Bamoun

  • Canot à vapeur dan la Kotto

  • Boats on the Nile

  • African Types Masai Warriors

  • Lobito Praça do Império

  • Ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde Paisagem

  • Le Congo d'aujourd'hui Ménage Mangbetu

  • 98. Congo Français Mission Catholique de Brazzaville: Le P. Hivet, décédé le 4 novembre 1890

  • Porto Amboim Instalações do pessoal superior, 1925

  • Catumbella Ponte do caminho de ferro em construcção sobre o rio Catumbella

  • Abel A. Fabião

  • Eritrea Donna Abissina

  • A Portion of Beira from Oceana Co.'s New Buildings

  • Egypt Fellah on his spare moments

  • Dahomey Ouidah, Une mariage

  • Native N'goma

  • Hotel Chai-Chai

  • 18. Congo Français Brazzaville: Un "Pic-nic" arrosé avec du Château-Congo!

  • Colonies Françaises - Dahomey Village lacustre d'Avantsouri

  • 11. Congo Brazzavile: Femmes du Congo

  • Nairobi Hotel Inter-Continental

  • Teacher

  • The Harbour looking North Beira

  • 54. Congo Belge Ponthierville: Intérieur de la Station

  • IX. Leçon de chant

  • N.⁰ 17 - Huila - Sá da Bandeira Trecho da Avenida

  • 54. L'Afrique Noire Négresse à plateaux

  • Tanger La Villa Harris, vue prise des jardins

  • East African Types Nandi

  • 28. Boma L'Hôtel de la Compagnie française du Bas-Congo

  • En grande tenue

  • Missions de Scheut: Léopoldville-Est, Kinshasa Les anciens élèves de l'école

  • Africa Orientale Gregari eritrei

  • Missions des Pères du St-Esprit Congo Français: Un pont de lianes à Pangala, prés de la Mission Catholique de Kialou

  • From Beira to Umtali IIl. Amatonga Fall; Revue Bridge; Bridge near Macequece Station

  • Cape Coast Goldcoast W. C. Africa

  • Mendiant arabe

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