Collection contains 35mm slides from the Republic of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal as well as 20 original field notebooks from Nigeria and various miscellaneous documents, newspaper articles, and photographs from Nigeria.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Copyright held by John and Margaret Drewal. To publish images from this collection, permission must be given by Henry and Margaret Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
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.
Arrangement note:
Arranged by country and topic
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
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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
Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Senegalese family. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1912. Collection J. Benyoumoff
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Caption source: Archives staff.
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.
Senegalese man. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1912. Collection J. Benyoumoff
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Caption source: Archives staff.
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
Senegalese man. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1912. Collection J. Benyoumoff
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Caption source: Archives staff.
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
A Wolof man in Dakar, Senegal. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1912. Collection J. Benyoumoff
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Caption source: Archives staff.
Exhibitions Note:
"The Field's Edge: Agency, Body and African Lens," held by the Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida, 2002-2003.
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.
Senegalese man, Wolof peoples. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1912. Collection J. Benyoumoff.
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Caption source: Archives staff.
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
Printed invitation with portions entered by hand in ink. Image of lion at top.
Local Numbers:
AC0301-0000040.tif (AC Scan No.)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master audiovisual materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:
Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.
Postcard image of a waterfront and boats on the water. Text on front reads: "2. Le Fleuve Senegal a Saint-Louis." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Tous les pays etrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto (se renseigner a la poste); Adresse." Handwritten message and address on verso.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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.
Postcard image of a tugboat in dry dock for repairs to its hull. Other boats and people are visible. Text on front reads: "108.- St-Louis (Senegal).- Un Remorqueur en cale seche." On front: "P. Tacher, phot., St.Louis." Text on verso reads: Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les Pays Etrangers. (Se renseigner a la Poste.); Correspondance; Adresse."
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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.
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Postcard image of a busy train station. Text on front reads: "13. SENEGAL - RUFIQUE - La Gare." Signature on front. On front: "Cliche C.F.A.O." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Tous les pays etrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto (se renseigner a la poste); Adresse." Handwritten address on verso. Stamp and postmark on verso.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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.
Postcard image of a European man sitting on a railway hand-cart with African men working to move the cart. Text on front reads: "Un chef de Section, Chemin de fer du Senegal au Niger." On front: "Serie N.1 - Robert Schleber, Kayes." Stamp and postmark on front. Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les pays etrangers. (Se renseigner a la Poste.); Correspondance; Adresse." Handwritten message and address on verso. Two postmarks on verso.
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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.
Senegal The Launching of the "Saint Joseph", View Taken From Opposite Direction
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Senegal
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of a boat on a beach with a crowd of people observing. Text on front reads: "Senegal - Le Lancement du Saint-Joseph, vue prise a l'oppose." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les Pays Etrangers. (Se renseigner a la Poste.);Correspondance; Adresse." Handwritten message and address on verso. Stamp and postmarks on verso.
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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.
Postcard image of a floating bridge supported by boats. Text on front reads: "Pont de Bateaux a Guet N'Dar (Senegal)." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse."
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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.
Postcard image of a dockyard, ships and boats, and a harbor. Text on front reads: "3 DAKAR - Vue des Quais." On front: "Collection J.Benyoumoff - Rep.int." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse."
Local Numbers:
EEPA 1985-147114
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
Senegal An African Village Burning At Ten O'Clock At Night
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Senegal
Date:
[19--]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of a canoe on the water in the foreground. In the background is a village on the shore and large clouds of smoke are coming from the village. Text on front reads: "Senegal - Incendie d'un Village noir; a 10 heures du soir." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptee par tous les Pays Etrangers. (Se renseigner a la Poste.); Correspondance; Adresse."
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase; 1992.
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.
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Postcard image of a ship tied to shore. Children are jumping off the dock near the ship. Text on front reads: "DAKAR - Arrivee d'un Paquebot." On front: "Edition Maison Bouchut."
Local Numbers:
EEPA 1985-147116
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
West Africa (Senegal) Dakar Packing Ground-Nuts At the Dockyards
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 8.8 x 13.8 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Senegal
Date:
[19--]
Scope and Contents:
Postcard image of a huge pile of ground-nuts in the process of being bagged for shipment. Ships are visible in the background. Text on front reads: "133. Afrique Occidentale (Senegal) Dakar - Manipulation des Arachites sur les Quais." On front: "Collection Generale de l"A.O.F. - fortier, Dakar - Reprod.interd." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse."
Local Numbers:
EEPA 1985-147117
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
Postcard image of ships and boats in a harbor. Text on front reads: "30 DAKAR - Vue de la Rade - "Le Burdigala." On front: "Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep.int." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse."
Local Numbers:
EEPA 1985-147120
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
Postcard image of a bridge. Text on front reads: "I (heart symbol) SAINT LOUIS". Text on verso reads: "Le pont Faid'Herbe St. Louis; «Collectionez les Cartes Postales»" On verso: "Photo: Gerrer Laurent."
Local Numbers:
A1993-17-33
EEPA 1985-147121
General:
Image indexed by negative number.
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.