Printed text on recto reads: "Algeria Hand-Loom Weavers."
Caption on verso reads: "Hand-Loom Weavers. The picture shows the primitive method pursued by the Arab women for the weaving of cloth. This is not done by means of a loom or even a shuttle, but the warp is strung on beams, and the weft is passed through, patiently and slowly, from one woman to another, till sufficient coarse cloth is woven to form a length for a burnouse''.
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Raphael Tuck& Sons ''OILETTE'' Regd. Postcard 7534. Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen. Printed in England."
Local Numbers:
EEPA AE-04-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
Artwork depiction of an Ashanti priest. Text on frontside reads: "An Ashanti Priest, Gold Coast." Caption on verso reads: "An Ashanti Priest, Gold Coast. A fetish priest with the regalia of his office, including the 'doso' or kilt of palm leaf fibre."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Printed in England. Copyright Gold Coast Government; Raphael Tuck& Sons, Ltd., London; Series VI." Publisher's logo on recto: "Oilette; 8." Artist's signature on recto, text not legible.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-23-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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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 male (shot-put) athlete. Caption on verso reads: "Un Athlete de la Cote d'Or; Le Gouvernement de la Cote d'Or encourage l'education physique comme faisant partie de l'education de la jeunesse. Cette photographie represente un etudiant de l'Ecole Technique du Gouvernement sise a Accra, la capitale de la cote d'Or."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Printed in England. Copyright Gold Coast Government; Raphael Tuck& Sons, Ltd., London; Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen and to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales." Publisher's logos on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-21-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
Prempeh, I, King of Ashanti, 1870-1931 Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (rotogravure., monochrome, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Prempeh, son of the late king of Ashanti."
Printed text on verso reads: "Printed in England. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London. Photo-Graphic Photo Union."
Items EEPA GH-15-05, EEPA GH-15-06, and EEPA GH-15-08 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-15-05
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.
Printed caption on recto reads: "Gold Coast Africans in the Native Village at Wembley."
Printed text on verso reads: "Printed in England. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London. Photo-Graphic Photo Union."
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-20-10
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; 2008/06/24 EEPA 2008-022
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.
Prempeh, I, King of Ashanti, 1870-1931 Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (rotogravure., monochrome, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Prempeh, son of the late king of Ashanti."
Printed text on verso reads: "Printed in England. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London. Photo-Graphic Photo Union."
Items EEPA GH-15-05, EEPA GH-15-06, and EEPA GH-15-08 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-15-06
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000178360; 20090630 EEPA 2009-010
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.
British Empire Exhibition (Wembley, London, England: 1924-1925) Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
ca. 1924
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Princess Baa of Ashanti and her husband."
Printed text on verso reads: "Printed in England. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London. Photo-Graphic Photo Union."
Postmarked postage stamp, manuscript message, and address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-15-12
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
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.
Prempeh, I, King of Ashanti, 1870-1931 Search this
Names:
British Empire Exhibition (Wembley, London, England: 1924-1925) Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (monochrome, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
ca. 1924
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Prempeh, son of the late king of Ashanti."
Printed text on verso reads: "Printed in England. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London. Photo-Graphic Photo Union."
Postmarked postage stamp, manuscript message, and address on verso.
Items EEPA GH-15-05, EEPA GH-15-06, and EEPA GH-15-08 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-15-08
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
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 caption on verso reads: "A Gold Coast Athlete. The Gold Coast Government is encouraging physical training as part of the education of Youth This is a photograph of a Student at the Government Technical School at Accra, the Capital of the Gold Coast."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Printed in England. Copyright Gold Coast Government; Raphael Tuck& Sons, Ltd., London; Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen and to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales." Publisher's logos on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GH-20-14
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
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.
Additional Text on verso reads: "Kikuyu Market. -Marketing Day is a leisurely proceeding and is not in full swing till 11 a.m. Tuck's Post Card. Printed in England. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd."
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-16-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by catalogue number or subject.
Provenance:
Julian Dunn, Purchase; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-012
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.
Printed caption on verso reads: "Kikuyu Women. - The Kikuyu women bear their burdens slung on the back, hanging from a strap across the forehead."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Printed in England; Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd.; Art Publishers To Their Majesties The King & Queen & H.R.H. The Prince of Wales."
Publisher's logo on verso: "The World's Art Service; Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd."
Local Numbers:
EEPA KE-20-146
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001
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 caption on recto reads: "Morocco; A Street in Mogador."
Printed caption on verso reads: "A street in Mogador. There are three quarters in Mogador, where the Jewish, the Moorish, and Eureopean residents of the seaport have their respective dwelling places. The narrow street and minaret beyond it shown here belong to the Moorish residential quarter, and the donkey-rider and camel-leader are quite typically Moorish."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Wide-Wide-World' Morocco. Series II. / Raphael Tuck& Sons 'OILETTE' [Regd] Postcard No. 7428. / Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen. Printed in England." Publisher's logo on verso and recto.
Local Numbers:
EEPA MR-07-65
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Printed caption on recto reads: "Morocco; The Sok Gate, Mogador."
Printed caption on verso reads: "The Sok Gate, Mogador. The Sôk or Market Gate in Mogador is the entry to a busy and narrow thoroughfare, full of typical figures of Moorish buyers and sellers. Mogador itself is a clean but not very interesting town, with a population largely Jewish. It does an important trade in ostrich feathers, gums, gold, and wax."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Wide-Wide-World' Morocco. Series II. / Raphael Tuck& Sons 'OILETTE' [Regd] Postcard No. 7428. / Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen. Printed in England." Publisher's logo on verso and recto. Artist's signature on recto: "L. M. Song."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MR-16-23
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
I.U.: Indiana University collection; Donation.
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.