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Hair Plating Sierra Leone

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
ca. 1925
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Hair Plating, Sierra Leone."
Local Numbers:
EEPA 1996-05-030
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
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.
Topic:
Households  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 SL-12-03
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 39: Sierra Leone (SL)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76d8bfb00-7c0b-4318-a73c-fd49f7c4991d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8023

Freetown. Ring's James Wharf

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Freetown. Ring's James Wharf."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Marketplaces  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-088
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f6581b94-66c3-4842-a342-1384ca82be44
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref595

Freetown. View of the Barracks

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Freetown. View of the Barracks."
Accompanying handwritten text on recto reads, "Benin. 10/2/[19]06. I hope you are all well. I am glad today I am very well. I find the place very nice indeed. Will write soon and let you know my news. Yours. Julian A."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Colonial administrators  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-104
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70a3cac38-21f3-4bca-b19b-0b0bb92b3466
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref609

The Dock, Freetown

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "The Dock, Freetown. Lisk-Carew Brothers, Photo., Freetown, Sierra Leone. Registered."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-105
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7be045e08-c1e6-46c8-a816-82ba7116dccf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref610

Hill Station, Sierra Leone

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Hill Station, Sierra Leone. Lisk-Carew Brothers, Photo., Freetown, Sierra Leone. Registered."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-106
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo775328587-9b83-4574-9df4-dad9d076084b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref611

Native Magicians, Sierra Leone

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Native Magicians, Sierra Leone. Lisk-Carew Brothers, Photo., Freetown, Sierra Leone. Registered."
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:
Musical instruments  Search this
Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-107
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c5204914-0d8c-4ab2-ae16-5b66235e50bc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref612

Little East Street, Freetown

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Little East Street, Freetown. Lisk-Carew Brothers, Photo., Freetown, Sierra Leone. Registered."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-110
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75a6b9b78-ae87-494a-9cd9-75c052bec555
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref615

Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-112
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70983c23a-d86c-4c98-a012-91f347f4b4b1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref617

Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Lisk-Carew Brothers, Photo., Freetown, Sierra Leone. Registered."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-113
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo716d79233-ee16-47ec-95d5-abacd7307ab9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref618

Freetown - Central wharf

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Freetown - Central wharf."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-114
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo778b55d8a-06ca-4f92-9be8-5e55376758c6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref619

Street Scene, Freetown

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Street Scene, Freetown."
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:
Marketplaces  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-115
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo732b976ce-3ee3-4da9-9cb7-2bc997b23231
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref620

Carriers in the Protectorate, Sierra Leone

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Carriers in the Protectorate, Sierra Leone."
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:
Transportation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-116
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71f4d3750-4544-4a7a-a0ff-42948cce453c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref621

Chief Luba who was commissioned by Mwanga to kill Bishop Hannington

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Uganda
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Chief Luba who was commissioned by Mwanga to kill Bishop Hannington."
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:
Leaders  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-117
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b93f5e58-b7a0-4794-a977-a119b51b630f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref622

Law Courts, Freetown

Creator:
Lisk-Carew Brothers (Freetown, Sierra Leone)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Sierra Leone
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Orginal caption reads, "Law Courts, Freetown."
Printed caption on verso reads, "Published by Pickering & Berthoud Ltd., Freetown, Sierra Leone."
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:
Mod. architecture/cityscape -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-125
See more items in:
West Africa Postcard Album
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7730a9eea-276c-4cc8-9e2a-a6ea8fbe19f0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1992-004-ref630

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