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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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  • Moçambique Ponte de desembarque, Palacio de S. Paulo e Alfandega - Landing pier, St. Paul's Palace and Custom House

  • Conakry Warf de Conakry; Voilier en déchargement

  • Masai Dancers

  • N⁰ 25. Congo Belge Dans la forêt

  • Oulat-el-Hadl (Maroc Oriental) Le Bureau Arabe et Panorama du Village

  • Cocoa Grove and Cocoa Processing

  • Mozambique Lastträger von Angonia

  • N⁰ 148 Lugware d'Adgranga

  • 9. Afrique Occidentale (Dahomey) - Cotonou Débarquement des Passagers

  • Morocco FES - Palais du Batha. Vue d'ensemble et les jardins

  • The royal palms agricultural station, Assuantsi

  • Nandi warrior

  • Congo Français Noirs Bayacas

  • Congo Belge - Province Orientale Chutes de Stanleyfalls et pêcheries indigènes

  • Port Said Panorama

  • Two natives of Kamaroon, Congo and Masamba, who are distinguished by their facial and body scars

  • 23 Congo Belge Monts Ruwenzori

  • Conakry Concours agricole; groups de Féticheurs et danseurs de Farannah

  • Inhambane Africans Threshing Beans

  • Bissáu Entrada da fortaleza de S. José

  • In the Native Bazaar Lourenço Marques; Delagoa Bay

  • Suez Canal Palace of the Prince d'Aremberg

  • Kenya Man of the Meru Tribe

  • Congo Français No. 63. Caravane d'Jvoire à vendre

  • Moendo o milho Grinding the maize

  • Lourenço Marques Ponte-Caes Gorjão: at the warf

  • Femme du Habesch

  • 24. Egyptian types and scenes Camel with load of fodder

  • Marrakech les grandes roues

  • Rabat Fête musulmane au cimetière El-Alou situé dans l'Hôtel Transatlantique

  • Djibouti Fille Dankali en tenue de fête

  • Masques Africains Dogon

  • Congo Belge. Passage d'un bac

  • 79. Congo Belge Types Mangbetus

  • Unidentified Fort

  • Part of Elat Station West Africa Mission

  • Os campos de arroz Vistos do alto

  • Paza (Kimpeze) Huttes d'indigènes

  • Congo Belge Femme Kassai

  • Belgian Congo Xylofone

  • A Foulah Girl Freetown

  • Boma Travailleurs à la Carrière

  • Guercif Le jardin public

  • Une belle chasse

  • République de Côte d'Ivoire 23. Masque Sagbé ou masque pompier du village de Goloutoulo

  • Boma La musique militaire

  • Makele woman (Aruwimi)

  • Addis Abeba Au marché

  • Cameroun Français - Mission des Prêtres de Sacré Cœur de Saint-Quentin 1. Mission de Foumban - La Chapelle et l'Ecole

  • Chupanga A Missão; A Mission house

  • Meknès La Gare (René Canu, arch)

  • Harrar Groupe abyssin attendant son Chef

  • 14. Congo Belge - Léopoldville (Ouest) Les chutes du fleuve Congo

  • Carving an Ashanti Stool

  • 43. Congo Français Villa Cadot et ses propiriétaires, à Brazzaville

  • Altar-mór-da Egraja nossa Senhora Conceição

  • Matadi Le bâtiment du gouvernement, postes, etc

  • 55. Katanga. - Les Capitas

  • Lourenço Marques (P. E. A.) Cais Gorjão; The "Gorjão" Wharf

  • Haute-Volta Banfora, Portières, lourdement chargés, allant au marché

  • Farmyard scene

  • Visitez Ganvié Lumière du Benin

  • 44. Congo Belge Léopoldville: Les bassins

  • Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) 2. Trois fillettes Mossis

  • Mgr. Van Ronslé avec la congrégation des Anciens

  • Mabrouka

  • Fasilides Castle Gondar

  • Ilha de S. Nicolau, Cabo Verde Villa da Ribeira Brava

  • 18. Congo Français Un lacis de lianes dans la Forêt Vierge

  • Uganda policeman at Mombasa

  • Women Working

  • Costruzione di recipienti per granaglie

  • Marché

  • 9. Côte D'Ivoire L'Alssoudioud du Tabaski

  • Morocco FEZ - Sidi-Harazem (Le tombeau du Saint)

  • A horseman in lion-mane cape pounds after a foe in the traditional warrior's game of guks

  • Moçambique Quelimane, Egreja

  • 20 Mossamedes Um trecho da Avenida e Observatorio Meteorologico

  • Porto Amboim Armazem de 95 m. 1925

  • 19. Dahomey Le clocher d'Athiéme construit par le R.P. Truhand, 1929

  • Bissáu Benjamin Corrêa

  • Roça "Progredior" Um aspecto do terreiro. 1924

  • Alexandrie Arsenal

  • 56. Congo Belge Kitobola: Irrigation des rizières. Le canal principal

  • 25. Trois bons amis Kisantu

  • Tigre child carrying at her back

  • Colonies Francaises - Côte d'Ivoire 20. Un Tam-Tam à Assikasso (Cercle de l'Indénié)

  • Les chefs d'Abomey Dahomey

  • Filatrice abissina

  • Ambrizette Hall Angola

  • Republique de Haute Volta; Ouagadougou Marché aux lègumes

  • Congo Français No. 25. Vierge à vendre

  • Burkina Faso

  • Congo No. 24. Voyage en hammac

  • Bafatá Uma fonte

  • Guinée Française Un coin de village Bassari

  • Children on the Frontline Mozambique

  • Marakwet dancers

  • Village indigène

  • Cirene Le Terme (piscina)

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