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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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  • Eritrea Il damerà

  • Léopoldville. Danses indigènes

  • 6. Congo Belge Katanga: Sur la ligne de Sakania à Elisabethville

  • Maroc Le vendeur d'eau

  • Mission d'Ouagadougou (Hte-Volta) 10. Femme Peuhl

  • Un chef reconnu par le gouvernement Congo, Mayumbe

  • Bas-Congo - Bangu Au marché de Kitobola

  • Congo Chanoinesses - Missionnaires de Saint-Augustin

  • Haute-Volta Jeunes femmes Bella sur le marché de Markoye

  • Egyptian types and scenes A Soudanese woman

  • Swazie Native in Gala dress Portuguese East Africa

  • A delta, 400 miles up Zambezi

  • Djibouti Guerrier Abyssin en tenue de guerre

  • 117. Congo Belge Village Ababua

  • School Girls Loanda

  • Casablanca Quartier du Parc Lyautey

  • 32. Congo Français Mission Catholique de Brazzaville: Le port de la mission

  • Jeunne fille Egyptienne

  • 83. Congo Brazzaville: Ménage Loango

  • Hanging Galleries Old Town, Mombasa

  • Village Mungilima (Aruwini)

  • Stanleyville Le Pavillon du Golf

  • 15. Congo Belge Vue sur le fleuve à Banana

  • Catumbela Village

  • Confezione della "Burgutta" pane abissino

  • Ethiopia, Axum The treasures of golden crowns donated by Ethiopian kings

  • Black villagers collect wood for steamboats, Belgian Congo

  • Tanger Une rue ancienne

  • Addis Abeba Casa del Fascio

  • Congo Belge Epouses légitimes de soldats

  • Mozambique Palhota de indigena em Coalane

  • Cameroun Type Foulbé

  • Congo Belge N. 85. Manyema: Habitation en briques en construction

  • Congo

  • Congo Français Femmes fiotes á Kakamoeka (Rivière Kouilou)

  • Le Congo d'aujourd'hui Pygmée

  • Etiopia Degiacc Ajaleu Governatore dell'Uogherà con alcuni capi in abito di gala

  • 65 Congo Belge. Chutes de la Lubilash près de Tshala

  • Aegypten Süssigkeiten - Verkäufer

  • N.⁰ 7 - Huila - Sá da Bandeira Pérgola no Jardim

  • Congo Egreja da missão de S. Salvador do Congo, em contrução

  • Nairobi by night

  • Masque Africain African Mask

  • Tam-Tam chez Mamadi

  • Congo, Série IV: Dans l'Oubanghi Intérieur moderne de Maison Commerciale - M'Poko

  • Alexandria Column of Khartoum and Sphinx

  • Republique de La Cote d'Ivoire Gouessesso: 6733. La vie au village

  • Afrique Occidentale Française; Mauritanie Comment on voyage: Départ d'un Européen avec son Convoi

  • Congo; Ka-Tanga Campement à la lisière de la plaine Ka-Chichi

  • Suk displaying their beaded jewelry

  • Mission des Filles de la Charité à Nsona-Mbata Les garçons internes avec leurs moniteurs

  • Afrique Equatoriale Française 12. Cameroun. - Femme du Nord

  • Le chef Lula en grand apparat

  • 48 - A.O.F. - Hte Volta Femme Foulah

  • Place Bagunde à Tombouctou (Soudan Française)

  • Compagnie Maritime Belge

  • Rua do Pescadores no Carnaval Mossamedes

  • Masque "Mukishi" lors du rituel de la circoncision chez les Tshokwe Zaïre, Shaba, village Samutoma, 1972

  • 6. Tam-tam de Bayas à Ouesso (Sanga)

  • Kita (Soudan Français) Place du marché

  • Port Amboim

  • Marché de Lindio magnifiques poteries aux formes et utilisations diverses

  • Morocco

  • 42. Albertville Le bureau des Postes

  • Cathedral of Luanda

  • Mauresque

  • Africa Guardsmen of the tribes relax while entertainment is presented, the guns are just for show, no hostility is expected

  • Port-Said Avenue to the Casino

  • Kimpangu (Thysville) Un groupe imposant

  • Masai

  • Panthère tuée à la Côte d'Ivoire

  • Congo Français Un médecin fiote à Loango

  • Casengo Viaduct No. 4. - Valle do Zondo

  • Chameaux de mariage arabe

  • Lourenço Marques Delagoa Bay

  • Sefrou Bab Mekkam et Remparts

  • Loango L'Adjudant Sénégalais et ses Hommes

  • Porto Amboim Residencia do Chefe do Serviço de Saude, 1925

  • N.⁰ 11 - Huila - Sá da Bandeira Vista aérea da cidade

  • Congo No. 28. L'achat d'Jvoire

  • Congo Belge (Kivu). Danse indigène

  • Dorze Dancers, at H. S. I. International Airport

  • Obeliske Monolithic State of Axum, Ethiopia

  • Matarich Ostrich Farm Cairo (Egypt)

  • 20. Repos après la pêche

  • Greetings from Ethiopia Axum

  • Tripoli Vendita di stuoie

  • Takoradi Harbour

  • Beni Amer boy of northwestern Ethiopia

  • 50. Femmes allant au travail Kisantu

  • Mgr. Van Ronslé avec la congrégation de l'Ecole à Boma

  • Haute-Volta En Pays Mossi, Tibou

  • 90. Katanga. - Officiers au Congo

  • Léopoldville Bâteau Kempenaer

  • Loanda Monamgamba (Carregadôr)

  • Group of Women

  • Républic du Cameroun 18 - La rivière Metchoum

  • Porto Amboim Vista da estação do Caminho do ferro e armazens. 1925

  • Costumi Africa Orientale

  • 17. Congo Belge La rive du Congo en face de Ponthierville

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