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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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  • Man

  • Congo Français Femme Boubou

  • Bathing enclosure ocean beach Durban

  • Senegal, Dakar Protest Place

  • Household

  • Congo Français Les Palmiers-bambous de la rivière Djadié

  • Dakar, Senegal General View, The Government Building

  • Camps bay and lion's head from victoria road C.P

  • A charming Zulu maiden gay

  • The pier Cape Town

  • A Zulu trial - explaining the charge

  • Eastern Cataract Eastern Cataract

  • Various styles of European dress

  • Dar-es-Salaam Swahili Woman

  • Colonia Eritrea Tipo Bilena

  • Street in Djenne, Mali

  • Local Woman

  • Afrique Occidentale; Guinée Timbo - N⁰ 2 - Rue de la Mosquée

  • Angola Tipos indigenas

  • S. Chirume Zimbabwean Sculptur

  • Zulu girls grinding snuff

  • Zulu girls carrying thatch for huts, South Africa

  • Royal Blood Chief of Burundi

  • Zanzibar Drying Coconuts in plantations

  • Native dances on the mines Zulu war dance

  • Zanzibar Native women cooking

  • Malawi (MW)

  • Danses Pygmées No 2

  • Congo Belge - Produits Charbon

  • Lastourville (Haut-Ogooné) Salon de Coiffure Adouma

  • Typical ricksha boys

  • Missions des Pères Obiats au Sud-Africain Griffith, roi catholique du Basutoland

  • Shangaan Dancers Zimbabwe

  • Dahomey A.O.F. French West Africa 8. - Femme Dahoméenne

  • Zanzibar Fruit Market

  • Dahomey Zounon, King of Porto-Novo, Paying a Visit to the Reverend Mother Superior General

  • View from Christmas Pass Rhodesia

  • Femme et enfant Toubou d'Agadem

  • 16. Bénin Achèvement d'une toiture à Ekiti

  • Bangui. Le Fox-trot indigène

  • Dakar The Corniche, The Chamber of Commerce and The President's House

  • Zulu chief's daughter

  • A group of Mashangaan warriors

  • The King of Ostrich Nigeria

  • Town Hall gardens Durban

  • Tanzania

  • Angola Dedication of Chapel, Quiongoa

  • Native warrior

  • Le chef et sa famille

  • Congo Belge - Aspect Du Pays Environs de Matadi: Au fond, le pic Cambier

  • Sport on the Low Veldt Komati Poort

  • 2. Femmes Ndzimou (N'Goko)

  • 56. Congo Belge Kasai, Jeune fille

  • Africa Oriental Portuguêsa Cheffes de um Batuque de Guerra

  • DAKAR Cases Indigènes

  • South African newspaper boys With every good wish

  • Jeune Fille Manyanga (Cataractes)

  • Zanzibar Arabs & Dhow

  • Zanzibar Coffee Seller

  • Durban ricksha boy

  • Image du Sahel

  • Guinée Française Femme du Soudan

  • Nigeria wood carving

  • Jubilee Fountain Beach, Durban

  • Zanzibar Water Carriers at the Pipe

  • Dakar Railway Station

  • Sierra Leone (SL)

  • Portrait Photography - Zulu

  • Congo Belge - Aspect Du Pays Brousse

  • Darling street Cape Town

  • Congo Belge - Flore Agaves

  • Congo Belge - Villes Elisabethville vue par avion

  • Pygmées (Ituri)

  • Preparation of Cassava

  • Colonies Françaises, Sénégal et Soudan Femmes de pecheurs nomades sur le cours du moyen Niger

  • Ziguinchor (Sénégal) Types de Diolas

  • Gibraltar The Market

  • Zulus Snuffing

  • Salisbury, Rhodesia. Jameson Avenue at night, facing east

  • The great enclosure Zimbabwe ruins, Fort Victoria, Rhodesia

  • Dakar Arrival Of A Packet-Boat

  • Durban bay from Salisbury Island

  • Vervet Monkeys

  • Bay esplanade Durban

  • Moçambique Edificio do Correio; Post Office Building

  • In Zululand children take a back seat

  • C. S. A. R. Married Quarters Germiston

  • Sénégal - DAKAR La Fête Patronale

  • Libreville (Gabon) Danseuses de Kondjo

  • Queen's statue, park Durban

  • Senegal Wounded Soldiers

  • Hotel Cecil Umtali

  • Hausa settlement Jebba North

  • Afrique Occidentale (Sénégal) Dakar, Mariage d'indigènes

  • Dakar Place of Protest

  • Cote d'Ivoire 5351. Danseuses Boudiali

  • Sénégal - St-Louis Départ du courrier du fleuve

  • Bangui Un village indigène

  • Demshi (Nigeria Orientale) Le Chef de Tribu

  • SENEGAL - SAINT-LOUIS Sur le pont Faidherbe

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