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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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  • Zanzibar N'gambo Street

  • Congo Belge - Faune Léopard

  • Oribi, reedbuck and Hartebeeste

  • Commissioner Street Johannesburg

  • Congo Francais Coiffure de femme Boubou

  • Côte d'Ivoire Grand'mére prépare le repas

  • Zulu girls

  • Prince Adeliayo Glawumi, his Witch Doctor Abdul and Tribesmen

  • The reef, Johannesburg, looking west

  • Cocoanut seller

  • Potash Boat on Lake Chad

  • Prince Adeliayo Glawumi of Abeokutah, Nigeria

  • Regal beauty The throne brilliantly offset against a background colour. Cango caves near Oudtshoorn, Cape, South Africa

  • Sénégal - DAKAR Au Marché

  • Saint Louis, Senegal The Faidherbe Bridge (1897)

  • Zanzibar (Afrique Orientale) Une famille Chrétienne

  • Congo Belge - Voies de Communications Chemin de fer des Grand Lacs

  • Congo Belge - Civilisation (Missions, Justice, Police, Armée) Eglise d'Elisabethville

  • World Fairs and Museum Displays

  • Timbuktu, Mali (panoramic view)

  • Two Women

  • Mengo, Uganda Wellcome Dispensary

  • African Types Mangbetu

  • Bay Esplanade, showing Marine hotel Durban

  • Nigeria (NR)

  • Religieuses indigènes, au Senegal

  • Emir of Kano in council

  • Women dances

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

  • Gibraltar The Convent & South Port Street

  • Upper falls Edendale valley, Natal

  • Dakar Chamber of Commerce

  • 50. Tchad Marchandes de Lait à Fort-Lamy

  • Object

  • Native smoking

  • View from Acropolis Ruins Great Zimbabwe

  • Lagos marina and post office

  • Kisubi (Uganda) Malades du Sommeil dans les Bananeraie

  • Bancs d'huitres Lagune de Mayumba

  • Libreville (Gabon) Corps de Ballet pour l'Iwanga

  • Jeunes filles Bantandu

  • Moyen-Congo Milicien Yakoma et sa femme

  • Un chef et sa femme

  • Zulu beauty

  • Zanzibar Native Street

  • Lourenço Marques (P.E.A.) Comissariado de Policia; Repart. de Agrimensura

  • Mostaganem De l'Escrime dans le Jardin Public Pour la Fête de l'Emprunt et de la Victoire

  • A typical native Kraal, South Africa

  • St-LOUIS (Sénégal) Un remorqueur en cale sèche

  • Gibraltar The Dockyard

  • Cueta Puente de la Almina

  • Joueur de Tam-Tam

  • Ready for market

  • Typical South Africa Group of rebellious Zulus

  • Uganda Bishop Tucker and group of Native Clergy

  • Colonie du Niger Cavaliers en tenue de guerre

  • Cape Town Adderly street, looking S.W

  • Moçambique O caes d'alfandega

  • Bathing pool, sea point C.P

  • Afrique Occidentale Femme Bambara

  • Congo Belge - Flore Copalier

  • Rwanda (RW)

  • Dakar The Modern City Has Kept Its Old Markets

  • Congo Français Congo Français - Pahouin et Pahouine Yeuoi - Ogooué

  • Transvaal Poststation zwischen Pretoria und Pietersburg

  • Dakar Navy Hall

  • Victoria Nyanza, Pulling in Hippo

  • Beira Observatorio; Observatory

  • Gibraltar Rock from Queen of Spain's chair

  • East African Types Gishu girl

  • Nigeria groundnut pyramids, Kano

  • Daressalam Native woman

  • Zanzibar Native Dance

  • Senegal Dakar Wire-less Station

  • Western temple Acropolis ruins, Great Zimbabwe

  • A Zulu mother

  • DAKAR Mère et Fils indigènes

  • Senegal, Dakar A Corner of the Harbor

  • Tanzania

  • Museum Cape Town

  • Type de jeune fille Bazombo

  • Sénégal - DAKAR La Lutte - Les adversaires s'acharnent

  • DAKAR Fiancés Sénégalais

  • Typical ricksha boy

  • Franceville (Haute-Ogooué) Factorerie S. H. O

  • Afrique Guerrier Kikouyou et sa Femme

  • Motivos Africanos: Cacimbo na sanzala

  • Congo Belge - Civilisation (Missions, Justice, Police, Armée) Stanleyville - Mission des Frères Maristes vue par avion

  • Uganda Timber in a Central African forest

  • Afrique Occidentale (Sénégal) Promenade sur un Marigot

  • Hotel Polana,Lourenço Marques Vista Aérea

  • Une promenade au Sénégal

  • 209. Tchad (A.E.F.) Femme Sara M'Baï

  • Johannesburg View of city showing Escom Centre

  • Woman

  • Women And Baby

  • Portrait of two women

  • Canoe Park Lagoon Lagos, Nigeria

  • Western temple Acropolis ruins, Great Zimbabwe

  • Tipo Abissino

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