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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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  • Mombasa Wanyika Tribe

  • Welcome Mandela Zimbabwe, March 1990. Nelson Mandela at the National Stadium, Harare

  • Mombasa Sur les Quais

  • A Zulu woman with her best jewellery on

  • Dancing

  • West Africa (Senegal), Dakar Departure of the Local Troops

  • Hausa-Dorf in Niger Hausa Village in Niger

  • Image du Sahel

  • DAKAR Vieille indigène

  • Angolan Woman

  • Portrait Photography

  • Dakar Embarking of the 4th Senegalese to Morocco, April 9, 1908

  • Portrait Photography

  • The Colonnade, Union Buildings Pretoria

  • Senegal, Saint Louis On The Faidherbe Bridge

  • Usumbura Hospital for Europeans

  • A study in black

  • Zimbabwe

  • Sports at the Kraal

  • Gardens of House of Parliament Cape Town

  • Fishermen Argungu, Northern Nigeria

  • Saturday square King William's Town

  • Matabele women

  • Gibraltar Church Street

  • Angolan Woman

  • Congo Belge - Civilisation (Hygiène et Instruction) Ecole professionelle pour filles

  • Zanzibar Picking Cloves

  • Rickshas and pullers South Africa

  • East African Types Turkana

  • A. O. F. Jeune Femme Peul

  • Welcome Mandela Zimbabwe, March 1990, Nelson Mandela and Robert Mugabe at Harare Airport

  • Kariba Dam S. Rhodesia

  • Gabon; Loango Chefs Bavilis présentés au gouverneur général

  • Fernando Póo Gente, del pueblo bubi. Revôla en dias de fiesta

  • Children

  • Hte-Sangha

  • Senegalese Infantry Medical Service

  • Hunting

  • Camps bay showing pic-nicers on rocks

  • N⁰ 95. - Uèlé Type Azandé (homme)

  • Zanzibar Native Dhow

  • Soldiers

  • Bamako (Niger) Le départ du Bac

  • Bashful and cheeky

  • Gibraltar Bristol Hotel

  • Saint-Louis, Senegal Debut Concert By The Municipal Music, The Lyre of St. Louis

  • Congo Belge - Faune Lion

  • Zulu Girls Eating "Mealie Pap"

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

  • Berger Peulh de Talcho

  • Senegal, Dakar Infantry Camp

  • Say cheese before I click (Turkana Girl)

  • Congo Belge - Faune Phacochère

  • Congo Belge - Aspect Du Pays Plantation d'hévéas

  • Young Zulus

  • Women dancing

  • Mostaganem Marché Arab

  • Sewing machines Zaria

  • The marina Lagos

  • Great Zimbabwe Ruins Valley view from Acropolis

  • Capetown Legislative council chamber - Parliament House

  • N. Kigezi, Uganda Bairu Dancing

  • Lourenço Marques Repartição de Fazenda. Revenue Offices

  • British East Africa A Native Bride

  • Zanzibar "Madaafu" - Coconut Seller

  • Idoma hairdresser Oturkpo, Northern Nigeria

  • Zaria Native town

  • 119. Congo Belge Uèlé - Types Ababua

  • Joueur de Cora

  • Gibraltar The Rock from Algeciras

  • Group of Zulu men, women and children in Kraal

  • Zanzibar From Sid

  • Gabon Village Pahouin

  • Pictures of Senegal Goree Island, View of the Castle

  • Masque Ibo (Nigéria)

  • Masai

  • Zanzibar Fruit Market

  • Guinea Continental Idilio conyugal entre la fronda

  • East African Types Masai woman

  • 20. Brazzaville (Congo Français) Chefs de Villages de la Sangha

  • Brass smith Bida, Northern Nigeria

  • Cape Town Section 4

  • Palmiet falls Natal

  • La veillée du mort chez les Bateke

  • A. O. F. Type d'homme Ouolof

  • Ile de Gorée La place du Gouvernement

  • Adderly street Cape Town

  • Woman

  • Hausa-Gehöft Nord-Nigeria

  • Afrique Occidentale Jeune Sénégalaise

  • Welcome Mandela Zimbabwe, March 1990

  • Congo Belge - Civilisation (Hygiène et Instruction) Œuvre de la goutte de lait

  • View of Iddoh

  • British East Africa Fetching Water

  • Saint Louis, Senegal The Faidherbe Bridge

  • Kalk bay from west

  • 19. Mandjias de L'Intérieur

  • No. 11 - Sa Da Bandeira (Angola) - Raparigas Muilas

  • Type of Zulu maiden with bead belt on

  • Industry

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