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Young Mursi woman from Omo Mursi village Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Creator:
Tanguy, Renan, photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Murzu (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch region, -- Omo River Valley
Date:
2003
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Young Mursi woman from Omo Mursi village (Omo Valley - Ethiopia)."
Item number on verso reads: "RT-307."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Renan Tanguy Photographer ©2003 - Phone: +33 6 19 69 39 05 - Fax: +33 4 93 84 07 57 / Imprimerie Zimmerman - Villeneuve-Loubet - France."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-34
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Veronika Jenke; donation FY2005 EEPA 2005-012
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Costume  Search this
Body arts  Search this
Omo River  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-012-0007
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo749454c08-a909-40f4-9034-d1229b9c53e3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4151

Mursi showing warthog teeth Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Creator:
Tanguy, Renan, photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Murzu (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch region, -- Omo River Valley
Date:
2003
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Mursi showing warthog teeth (Omo Valley - Ethiopia)."
Item number on verso reads: "RT-301."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Renan Tanguy Photographer ©2003 - Phone: +33 6 19 69 39 05 - Fax: +33 4 93 84 07 57 / Imprimerie Zimmerman - Villeneuve-Loubet - France."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-35
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Veronika Jenke; donation FY2005 EEPA 2005-012
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Costume  Search this
Body arts  Search this
Omo River  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-012-0008
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a5988584-18df-42bc-86ac-734d57ffd858
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4152

Mursi warriors with fighting sticks Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Creator:
Tanguy, Renan, photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Murzu (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch region, -- Omo River Valley
Date:
2003
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Mursi warriors with fighting sticks (Omo Valley - Ethiopia)."
Item number on verso reads: "RT-305."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Renan Tanguy Photographer ©2003 - Phone: +33 6 19 69 39 05 - Fax: +33 4 93 84 07 57 / Imprimerie Zimmerman - Villeneuve-Loubet - France."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-36
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Veronika Jenke; donation FY2005 EEPA 2005-012
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Costume  Search this
Omo River  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-012-0009
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79584ad89-beeb-4de7-a854-71061b34a588
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4153

Hammar man with traditional hairstyle Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Creator:
Tanguy, Renan, photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Hamar (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch region, -- Omo River Valley
Date:
2003
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Hammar man with traditional hairstyle (Omo Valley - Ethiopia)."
Item number on verso reads: "RT-313."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Renan Tanguy Photographer ©2003 - Phone: +33 6 19 69 39 05 - Fax: +33 4 93 84 07 57 / Imprimerie Zimmerman - Villeneuve-Loubet - France."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-37
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Veronika Jenke; donation FY2005 EEPA 2005-012
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Costume  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Omo River  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-012-0010
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bb83cf74-7870-4330-9165-ec5ea22aa740
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4154

Karo man with traditional hairdo Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Creator:
Tanguy, Renan, photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Karo (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch region, -- Omo River Valley
Date:
2003
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Karo man with traditional hairdo (Omo Valley - Ethiopia)."
Item number on verso reads: "RT-322."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Renan Tanguy Photographer ©2003 - Phone: +33 6 19 69 39 05 - Fax: +33 4 93 84 07 57 / Imprimerie Zimmerman - Villeneuve-Loubet - France."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-38
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Veronika Jenke; donation FY2005 EEPA 2005-012
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Costume  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Omo River  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-012-0011
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f5562c68-ceb7-453a-8a4c-c9c0fca40e51
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4155

Mursi male showing scarifications Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Creator:
Tanguy, Renan, photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Murzu (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch region, -- Omo River Valley
Date:
2003
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Mursi male showing scarifications (Omo Valley - Ethiopia)."
Item number on verso reads: "RT-306."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Renan Tanguy Photographer ©2003 - Phone: +33 6 19 69 39 05 - Fax: +33 4 93 84 07 57 / Imprimerie Zimmerman - Villeneuve-Loubet - France."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-39
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Veronika Jenke; donation FY2005 EEPA 2005-012
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Body arts  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Omo River  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-012-0012
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e5c3307c-a4ec-4aa3-a42b-0b530c950e87
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4156

Ethiopian priest at Temkat (Epiphany)

Creator:
Photo-Art (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1950
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Ethiopian priest at Temkat (Epiphany)."
Printed text on recto reads: "No. 35; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia." Additional recto text in Ge'ez.
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright by: Photo-Art, George Talamos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Printed in Germany."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-23-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0006
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79b3e5e58-7de9-4415-8f89-5d2443d26da8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4157

The high and mighty in gala attire

Creator:
Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1930
Scope and Contents:
Manuscript caption on recto reads: "High + Mighty in regalia. Ethiopia."
Typed caption on verso reads: "'The High and Mighty in gala attire - lion's mane headdresses - gorgeously embroidered robes - spears - knives - shields - the latter really beautiful."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Chante; Addis-Abeba / Satrox."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-23-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0007
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7871ceba8-86f1-4fed-aeb8-2803a6b93169
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4158

Water carriers awaiting their turn at the well

Creator:
Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1930
Scope and Contents:
Manuscript caption on recto reads: "Water carriers. Ethiopia."
Typed caption on verso reads: "Water carriers awaiting their turn at the well."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Chante; Addis-Abeba / Satrox."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-12-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Households  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0008
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7edc394c8-661a-4162-8616-2545e0bb57bb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4159

St. George's Coptic Cathedral

Creator:
Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1930
Scope and Contents:
Manuscript caption on recto reads: "St. George's Coptic Cathedral. Vatican of ["Pope"?]."
Typed caption on verso reads: "'St George Coptic Cathedral' the 'Vatican' of the 'Abuna' or Coptic 'Pope'. 'Some say' the original Ark of the Covenant containing tablets of ten commandments reposes in the Holy of Holies of this church - others maintian that it is the Axum (former capital of the Queen of Sheba founded in the days of Abraham) - Legend says the Ark was brough to Axum by Menelik, The I, son of King 'Sol' and 'Sheba' in 982 B.C. when for some reason he fled from Jerusalem."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Chante; Addis-Abeba / Satrox."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-22-04
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Religious buildings  Search this
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Historic sites  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0009
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7abc1a759-84dd-4296-a739-42364fba9f20
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4160

The Feast of Timcat (Epiphany)

Creator:
Photo-Art (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1950
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "The Feast of Timcat (Epiphany)."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright by: Photo-Art, George Talamos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Printed in Gt. Britain / This is a real photograph."
Logo on verso: "Valentine's."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-23-03
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0010
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo786e08da3-cb97-4008-b4ef-ae012a709c4a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4161

Afrique Orientale Guerriero Abissino

Creator:
Comini, Aless.  Search this
Traldi, A.  Search this
G. B. Tarò  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
[ca. 1930]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Africa Orientale - Guerriero Abissino."
Translated caption reads: "East Africa - Ethiopian Warrior."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Fot. A. Comini."
Printed text on verso reads: "Serie extra «Aurosmalto» Cartoleria G. B. Tarò - Asmara."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Ediz. Fotostampa A. Traldi - Milano."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-15-12
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0011
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77d4f2e6f-ab8e-4088-bf98-699768d1ca04
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4162

Addis Abeba Au marché

Creator:
E. Valenta  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- Ādīs Ābeba region, -- Ādīs Ābeba (Addis Ababa)
Date:
ca. 1930
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "11. Addis-Abeba; Au marché."
Typed caption on verso reads: "Would you like to buy some nice??? fresh??? eggs?"
Printed text on verso reads: "Copyright by E. Valenta P. O. B. 109. Addis-Abeba."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-16-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Marketplaces  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0012
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72097d043-19f0-4d2f-903f-df720397f61e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4163

The Feast of Timcat (Epiphany)

Creator:
Photo-Art (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1950
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "The Feast of Timcat (Epiphany)."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright by: Photo-Art, George Talamos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Printed in Gt. Britain / This is a real photograph."
Logo on verso: "Valentine's."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-23-04
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Music -- Africa  Search this
Drums  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0013
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a72febfc-d8db-4feb-979d-09e779d928af
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4164

Officials in Court costume

Creator:
Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1930
Scope and Contents:
Manuscript caption on recto reads: "Officials in court Costume. Ethiopia."
Typed caption on verso reads: "Officials in Court costume."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Chante; Addis-Abeba / Satrox."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-15-14
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0014
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c15a1238-4df0-4a4d-ae8f-3620c8e6e71f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4165

Addis Abeba Palais-impérial; vue de l'est

Creator:
E. Valenta  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- Ādīs Ābeba region, -- Ādīs Ābeba (Addis Ababa)
Date:
ca. 1930
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "21. Addis-Abeba; Palais-impérial; Vue de l'est."
Typed caption on verso reads: "The 'Gibbe' - Palace?? of the Emperor."
Printed text on verso reads: "Copyright by E. Valenta P. O. B. 109. Addis-Abeba."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-07-05
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0015
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d3fa811c-7099-444b-b0c7-23f35e367941
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4166

Farmyard scene

Creator:
Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
circa 1930
Scope and Contents:
Manuscript caption on recto reads: "Farmyard scene, Ethiopia."
Typed caption on verso reads: "Farmyard scene. It is a case of 'let the women do the work' - I am thinking of 'settling down' here."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Chante; Addis-Abeba / Satrox."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-12-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Households  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0016
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c0682637-6c44-4121-a64d-998dfe616eb7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4167

Young girl at the spring Debre Zeit

Creator:
Djerrahian, E. (photographer)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, -- Oromīya region, -- Debre Zeyit
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Young girl at the spring - Debre Zeit."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo E. Dherrahian - Printed in Ethiopia by Artistic Printers / Copyright reserved."
Stamp box reads: "19."
Items EEPA ET-20-14 and EEPA ET-20-42 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-14
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Works of art in situ  Search this
Domestic scenes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2006-002-0001
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7eaa1bee9-30a5-484c-9573-4ad1e88f0fb7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4168

Ethiopian priest

Creator:
Djerrahian, E. (photographer)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Ethiopian priest."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo E. Dherrahian - Printed in Ethiopia by Artistic Printers / Copyright reserved."
Stamp box reads: "28."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-15
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2006-002-0002
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70dc9b438-d2c6-4e9d-97cf-26ab4ca8607b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4169

Eritrea, Ethiopia

Creator:
Hapte Selassie, photographer  Search this
Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Date:
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "904. Eritrea, Ethiopia."
Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Hapte Selassie / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."
Local Numbers:
EEPA ET-20-16
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2006-002-0003
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b7eebdda-e745-446e-9db1-a2f24fdffa95
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4170

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