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.
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1995-22-1.
Provenance:
Maria Estrella; Donation; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-022.
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.
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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.
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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.
Cape Verde -- Porto Novo -- Porto Nova -- Vila do Porto Novo
Date:
ca. 1990
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Antão / Cabo Verde / Porto Novo."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-30-01 and CV-30-02 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-30-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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.
Cape Verde -- Porto Novo -- Porto Nova -- Vila do Porto Novo
Date:
ca. 1990
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Antão / Cabo Verde / Porto Novo."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-30-01 and CV-30-02 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-30-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Antão / Cabo Verde / Delgadinho - Ribeira Grande."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-14-11 and CV-14-12 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-14-11
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Antão / Cabo Verde / Delgadinho - Ribeira Grande."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-14-11 and CV-14-12 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-14-12
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Antão / Cabo Verde / Delgadinho - Ribeira Grande."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-14-11 and CV-14-12 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-16-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Antão / Cabo Verde / Vita quotidiana."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-20-10
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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.
Cape Verde -- Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau -- Ribeira Brava
Date:
ca. 1990
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Nicolau / Cabo Verde / Villa da Ribeira Brava."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-30-09 and CV-30-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-30-09
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Nicolau / Cabo Verde / Monte Cintinha."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-14-10
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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.
Cape Verde -- Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau -- Ribeira Brava
Date:
ca. 1990
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Ilha de S. Nicolau / Cabo Verde / Villa da Ribeira Brava."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-30-09 and CV-30-10 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-30-10
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de Santiago / Cabo Verde / Paisagem."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-14-09
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de Santiago / Cabo Verde / Cidade Velha."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-30-06 and CV-30-07 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-30-07
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha de Santiago / Cabo Verde / Cidade Velha."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Items EEPA CV-30-06 and CV-30-07 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-30-06
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Ilha da Boa Vista / Cabo Verde / Paisagem."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Foto - Irmãos Capuchinhos / Edição Terranova / Printed in Italy."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-14-08
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Cidade de S. Filipe / O Vulcão."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Caritas Caboverdeana."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-30-11
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "N⁰ 14 Ilha de S. Vicente (Rep. de Cabo Verde) / Mindelo. Dessalinizador da Matiota / Mindelo. Desalination in Matiota / Mindelo. Dessalage à Matiota."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "LIFER - Porto / (Reprodução probida)." The following phrase: "The friendship post card." is printed on verso in portuguese, french, spanish, english and german.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-35-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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 text on verso reads: "Porto Grande - Mindelo."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Published by Serbam / Praia - Cabo Verde."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CV-35-03
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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.