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Uganda photographs

Extent:
91 Photographic prints ((1 box), black & white, 11 x 15 cm. or smaller)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Uganda
Africa
Date:
circa 1895 - 1925
Scope and Contents:
Front cover of the album is inscribed "Amy J. Welsh, June 19--, Igauga [Iganga], Busoga." Photographs from the Kingdoms of the Interlacustrine area in East Africa. Contains portraits of King Daudi, Four Kings and their Prime Ministers, Sir Apolo Kagwa, Chief Bongo, Reverand B. Musoke, and a Busoga Chief. Images also show relics in a Tutsi tomb, missionary hospital and schools, marketplaces, weddings and other daily life. Additional group and family photographs of Christian missionaries in the region.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by page number.
Biographical / Historical:
Album was compiled by Christian missionary Amy J. Welsh while working in Iganga, Uganda between 1906 and 1925.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Identifier:
EEPA.2000-005
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Uganda photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dff88595-8a70-46a9-b2d6-8eedbd49f912
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2000-005

Nigeria photograph album

Photographer:
Green, J. A. (Jonathan Adagogo), 1873-1905  Search this
Names:
Archibong, Prince, III  Search this
Boler, Richard Doubleday, Captain  Search this
Brown, William Abobo, Chief  Search this
Casement, Roger, Sir, 1864-1916  Search this
Honesty, Eyo, VIII  Search this
Jumbo, Oko, Chief, -1891  Search this
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, 1862-1900  Search this
Locke , Ralph Frederick  Search this
MacDonald, Claude Maxwell, Sir, 1852-1915  Search this
MacDonald, Ethel, Lady, 1857-1941  Search this
Moor, Ralph Denham Rayment, Sir, 1860-1909  Search this
Ovonramwen, King of Benin, -1914  Search this
Phillips, James Robert, -1897  Search this
Shekleton, R.A., Dr.  Search this
Wall, T.A.  Search this
Yonwuren, Ogbe, Chief, ca. 1830 -  Search this
Extent:
174 Photographic prints ((1 box), black & white, albumen prints , 15.5 x 23 cm. or smaller)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Nigeria
Africa
Madeira Islands
Bonny (Nigeria)
Sapele (Nigeria)
Brass (Nigeria)
Old Calabar (Nigeria)
Opobo Town Nigeria -- Photographs
Africa -- Colonization
Niger Coast Protectorate -- 1893-1899
Date:
[circa 1890-1900]
Summary:
This album was likely compiled by a British official posted in the Niger Delta between the 1890s and 1900. It contains photographs of British officers and troops around the British invasion of the Benin Kingdom as well as views of the British-imposed Oil Rivers Protectorate and Niger Coast Protectorate in Old Calabar, Opobo, and Bonny. It also includes portraits of Ovonramwen, the King of Benin, on his way into exile in 1897, and of other kings and rulers in the Niger Delta kingdoms.
Scope and Contents:
The collection contains photographs of Ovonramwen, the King of Benin, on his way into exile in 1897, and of other kings and rulers in the Niger Delta kingdoms. Portraits included are Prince Archibong III of Old Calabar, New Calabar Chief and Wives, Lady Egba and Chief Chief Ogbe Yonwuren, Ladies of Rank in Old Calabar, Eyo Honesty VIII, Chief Long John of Bonny, chiefs of Opobo, and Chief Oko Jumbo. Portraits of British subjects included are of Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald and Lady Ethel Macdonald, Roger Casement, Sir Ralph Moor, Mary Kingsley, Deputy J.R. Phillips, Dr. R.A. Shekleton, Commissioner A. Harcourt, Mr. T.A. Wall, and Captain Boler. Includes scenes of weddings, iria outfits, steamships, regattas, the Queen's Jubilee of 1897, British colonial officials, trading ports, sports, coffee plantations, and consulates in Bonny, Warri, Old Calabar, Opobo, Kwa Ibo, and Sapele. Some landscape views of Madeira.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by negative number.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Canoes  Search this
Troops  Search this
Regattas  Search this
Government and politics -- chiefs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Photographic prints
Identifier:
EEPA.2000-003
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Nigeria photograph album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d8501212-875f-4532-b32a-de0813e8f399
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2000-003

Portrait photography

Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Culture:
Edo (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Africa
Date:
1972
Scope and Contents:
Photo taken in Abomey showing descendant of King Glele of Old Abomey. The date on the slide is JAN72 .
Local Numbers:
L-1

A 2 FON IL 72
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:
Republic of Benin -- Photographs  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ivan Livingstone Photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ivan Livingstone photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74c82b687-b550-4f2e-87ef-be2762939969
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1996-004-ref698

Portrait photography

Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Culture:
Edo (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Africa
Date:
1972
Scope and Contents:
Photo taken in Porto-Novo of descendant of King Toffa of Porto-Novo. The date on the slide is AUG72 .
Local Numbers:
L-2

A 2 FON IL 72
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:
Republic of Benin -- Photographs  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ivan Livingstone Photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ivan Livingstone photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e6693f95-4abe-4cb4-9815-8bc267fba5f9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1996-004-ref699

Portrait photography

Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Culture:
Edo (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Africa
Date:
1972
Scope and Contents:
Photo taken in Abomey showing descendant of King Glele of Old Abomey. The date on the slide is JAN72 .
Local Numbers:
L-1

A 2 FON IL 72
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:
Republic of Benin -- Photographs  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ivan Livingstone Photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Ivan Livingstone photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7451e2032-01fb-47c8-b317-cada5b91ea08
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1996-004-ref700

Portrait photography

Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Culture:
Edo (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Africa
Date:
1972
Scope and Contents:
Photo taken in Porto-Novo. The date on the slide is AUG72 .
Local Numbers:
L-3

A 2 FON IL 72
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:
Republic of Benin -- Photographs  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ivan Livingstone Photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Ivan Livingstone photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ce20645c-21ba-4ea2-9e61-c91017cb9203
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1996-004-ref701

Portrait photography

Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Culture:
Edo (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Africa
Date:
1972
Scope and Contents:
Photo taken in Porto-Novo. The date on the slide is NOV71 .
Local Numbers:
L-4

A 2 FON IL 72
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:
Republic of Benin -- Photographs  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ivan Livingstone Photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Ivan Livingstone photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo798cf601f-5143-4510-95e1-7370d86f7d97
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1996-004-ref702

Portrait photography

Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Livingstone, Ivan  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Culture:
Edo (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Fon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Africa
Date:
1972
Scope and Contents:
Photo taken in a small village showing an elderly gentleman, most likely a Somba. The date on the slide is APR72 .
Local Numbers:
L-5

A 2 FON IL 72
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:
Republic of Benin -- Photographs  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ivan Livingstone Photographs, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Ivan Livingstone photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f76dafe3-58f3-40ff-b715-acd97cd714cc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1996-004-ref703

Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances- Type Banziri - Bas-Kouango

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Culture:
Banziri (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Banziri type - Lower Kouango''. Young man holding a spear in his right hand, beads necklaces and feathers in his headband. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 1985-140124-01
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b56920ac-6119-4021-ad44-639ad7026fe3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1000

Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances- Type Banziri - Rives de l'Oubangui

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Culture:
Banziri (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Banziri type - Banks of the Oubangui''. Young man holding a knife in his left hand, wearing bead necklaces and headband. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 1985-140125-01
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7576013b1-ce51-42b9-8f65-56121e2f8c69
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1001

Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances- Type Linda (Race Banda) - Région du Kouango

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Culture:
Banda (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Linda type (Banda race) - Kouango region''. Young boy holding spears in his right arm wearing shell belt, bead headband, upper lip ornament and labrets. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 1985-140126-01
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70c9b6b1e-c222-47a4-9a94-5ebeb45eaa02
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1002

Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances- Groupe Banziri

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Culture:
Banziri (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Banziri group - Kouango region''. Group of young warriors with shields and spears. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 1985-140127-01
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo704c8e999-2be9-402d-93a6-f9047695ad53
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1003

Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances- Femme Tombago- Race Banda - Haute-Kotto

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Culture:
Banda (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Tombago woman (Banda race) - Upper-Kotto''. Woman wearing cache-sexe made of beads, holding her child on her right hip. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 1985-140128-01
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74aef80b8-ec31-4686-8e76-3119363b806e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1004

Congo Français Congo Français et Dépendances - Types Langouassi

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Culture:
Langbas (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Langouassi types''. Young warriors holding spears, with lips ornaments. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
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 1985-140130-01
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7391c3efc-3114-4752-8263-36ce75038903
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1006

Leaders and medicine men Dahomey

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Date:
[ca. 1908]
Scope and Contents:
Photographed by Edmond Fortier and published by Collection générale Fortier, Dakar.
Original caption reads, "Afrique Occidentale - Dahomey - Chefs et Féticheurs - Région d'Abomey." Translated original caption reads, "Western Africa - Leaders and medicine men - Dahomey - Abomey's region."
Local Numbers:
Fortier 1493
General:
Title source: Translated from postcard caption.
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.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography -- 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 F1493
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 49: Fortier postcard collection
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79c291fab-59d8-41fb-b0d6-dd10359fed63
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4435

Madagascar - Nain Malgache

Creator:
A. Thiriat & Co (Toulouse)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Malagasy people  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Date:
ca. 1926
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Dwarfish Malgache."
Printed text on recto reads: "Edit des Etablis, Lavigne, Tananrive."
Logo on verso reads: "A. Thiriat & Co. Imprimer, Toulouse."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Monsieur et Madame Mation. 37 Rue de Polognenos, St. Germain en Laye, Seine et Clise, France."
Original hand-written text on recto, "R. Zani master worker TCE, Tananarive, Madagascar 29 October 1926. Jean Sir and Madame. We have arrived without too many incidents. The children are not too bored - They play with other Europeans who live across from us. Jacques speaks often about his mémé (granny) who will come and stay with us. Marie Therese has made a lot of progress in talking but I believe that he will be jeoulous of the other little girl; he always wants to be in my arms to be caressed. My husband has been assigned to the railways. I hope your health is good as well as that of Suzanne and Maurise and your family. Good tidings from us to Simone as well as your employees - Please accept dear Sir and madame our best friendships."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-20-18
Local Note:
temp 23
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 -- Africa  Search this
Men  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 MG 1985-149006
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo712da0912-fbcd-499c-8131-ff9f62d4d00e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5518

Madagascar - Mponjaka Sakalave

Creator:
Rousselet, Jules, photographer  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Sakalava (Malagasy people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Date:
ca. 1903
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "382. - Madagascar - Mponjaka Sakalave." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tulear, Madagascar, 23 July 1903."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "C. A. Jules Rousselet Photographe. Majunga. Madagascar."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Monsieur Toulon, officier d'administration en retraite P1 Place de St. Michel, Marseille."
Original hand-written text on recto, "The card and austere face of this native king will give you some idea of our stake of mind - there is no longer laughtor around here and health too seems to leave me . I may be obliged to send my fame by back before long. Codially yours."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-15-03
Local Note:
temp 21
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
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Men  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 MG 1985-149007
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7abdac265-f6d5-4558-8ac4-6af6295c11f8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5519

Guerrier

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Bara (Malagasy people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Date:
ca. 1902
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Warrior." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tamatave, Madagascar, 18 August 1902," "Reunion a Marseille, 19 August 1902," and "[September?] 1902, Pyrenees."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Monsieur Jacques de Lieutenaut au 18 de bignes, en manuevres Paris (Basses- Pyrénées) France."
Original hand-written text on recto, "Bara, Tamatave, 28 August 1902."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-20-20
Local Note:
temp 22
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 -- Africa  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Men  Search this
warriors  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 MG 1985-149008
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b42899da-5270-446f-8ce0-9a3592d2dec5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5520

Madagascar - Femme Comorienne

Creator:
France. Agence Économique de Madagascar  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Comoros
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Comorien woman."
Printed text on verso reads: "Madagascar / Superficie : 590.000 kilomètres carres - Population : 3.400.000 habitants. Principaux produits : Vanille, Riz, Manioc, Pois du Cap, Café, Viande, Peaux, Cire, Raphia, Or, Pierres précieuses, Mica, Graphite, Minéraux radioactifs et autres. / Pour tous renseignements, s'adresser à l'Agence économique de Madagascar, 40, Rue du Général-Foy, à Paris."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-20-21
Local Note:
temp 36
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 -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Women  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 MG 1985-149017
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e8f01ce8-77b7-4f36-9f52-263a934f23d9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5529

Madagascar - Une élegante de Fianarantsoa

Creator:
Collection S.  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Madagascar, -- Fianarantsoa province, -- Fianarantsoa
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Madagascar. An elegant woman from Fianarantsoa." Recto image features a women wearing the striped arindrano pattern.
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection S., Déposé."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-20-22
Local Note:
temp 37
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 -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Women  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 MG 1985-149018
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78bfa25c1-da92-4eb1-a22f-d16c4dfbc90a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5530

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