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Patent Office

Publisher:
Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD, active 1866 - 1959  Search this
Associated Institution:
U.S. Patent Office  Search this
Medium:
Color lithograph
Dimensions:
Image: 7.3 × 13.1 cm (2 7/8 × 5 3/16")
Sheet: 9 × 13.9 cm (3 9/16 × 5 1/2")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1902-1904
Topic:
Architecture\Awning  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this
Exterior\Cityscape  Search this
Equipment\Umbrella  Search this
Postcard  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.POB164
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a3abfda0-4aa3-4f6e-846a-d142e54aa9f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.POB164

Time Sampler

Author:
Atwood, Margaret  Search this
Zevon, Warren  Search this
Sarton, May  Search this
Waits, Tom  Search this
Graphic artist:
Cawley, Crystal  Search this
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 28.4 cm x 15.8 cm; 11 3/16 in x 6 1/4 in
Object Name:
print
Object Type:
Letterpress
Place made:
United States: Maine, Portland
Date made:
2005
Subject:
clock  Search this
ID Number:
2009.0037.02
Accession number:
2009.0037
Catalog number:
2009.0037.02
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-c674-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1366017

A Happy Easter to you

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 in; 8.89 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name:
picture postcard
Date made:
1909
Subject:
Holidays and Celebrations, general  Search this
Easter  Search this
Rabbits  Search this
Children  Search this
Mail  Search this
Credit Line:
Wayne Hill Photographica Collection
ID Number:
2016.0066.085
Accession number:
2016.0066
Catalog number:
2016.0066.0085
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cd94-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1806652
Online Media:

Washington. Fountain in the Public Gardens

Maker:
Raphael Tuck & Sons Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 9/16 in x 5 1/2 in; 9.04875 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
postcard
Date made:
1908 - 1912
Decorative motif:
U.S. Capitol Building  Search this
Classified:
Souvenirs  Search this
Novelty  Search this
Postcards  Search this
Referenced:
Washington D.C.  Search this
ID Number:
2011.0227.408
Accession number:
2011.0227
Catalog number:
2011.0227.408
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4aaf8c530-4f15-2a12-e053-15f76fa07904
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1983227

dolls, paper

Maker:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall, largest (dress): 5 1/8 in x 8 1/8 in; 13.0175 cm x 20.6375 cm
overall, smallest (hat): 1 7/8 in x 1 in; 4.7625 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
dolls, paper
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Used:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Patent date:
1894
Subject:
Dolls  Search this
Credit Line:
Katherine R. Poole
ID Number:
DL.307029.0001
Catalog number:
307029.0001
Accession number:
307029
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2b3c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_321900
Online Media:

Greeting

Maker:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 14.5 cm x 7.1 cm; 5 11/16 in x 2 13/16 in
Object Name:
Greeting Card
Object Type:
Greeting Card
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Area of use:
United States: Virginia, Alexandria
Date made:
1901
Subject:
Christmas  Search this
Credit Line:
Vendor: David James
ID Number:
2001.0200.08
Accession number:
2001.0200
Catalog number:
2001.0200.08
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5115-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1322739

Algeria Hand Loom Weavers

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., col., 9 x 14 cm)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Algeria
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Picture postcard printed by Tuck's Post Card.
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:
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.
Occupation:
Artists  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 AE 1995-0004-02
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a2290874-01a7-4d6e-9d5e-a990580c8e4e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1046

A Boaer up to Date Greetings

Maker:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 12.6 cm x 8.6 cm; 4 31/32 in x 3 3/8 in
Object Name:
print
card, greeting
Object Type:
Chromolithograph
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London, City of London
ID Number:
1988.0243.046
Accession number:
1988.0243
Catalog number:
1988.0243.046
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng45e315b79-2a52-4c83-9b57-cde921cba8a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2011801

An Ashanti Priest Gold Coast

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Paintings
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
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:
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:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Leaders  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Paintings -- Reproductions
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 GH 1985-140317
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70efdcae2-30cd-4caa-86b0-6595c7bbf07d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4557

An Athlete of the Gold Coast

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
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:
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:
Recreation -- Africa  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 GH 1985-140344
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a2b12087-014c-454a-bb23-5ee91cbc1afc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4560

Prempeh, son of the late king of Ashanti

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
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.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Ashanti (Kingdom)  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 GH 2005-013-0001
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b3c18886-2239-4648-90e7-22c7f0971465
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4585

Gold Coast Africans in the Native Village at Wembley

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (rotogravure., monochrome, 9 x 14 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: "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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- 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 GH 2008-022-0005
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo765be1053-a19b-4e3c-aebd-c338362acd46
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4596

Prempeh, son of the late king of Ashanti

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
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.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Ashanti (Kingdom)  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 GH 2009-010-0041
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e780621b-c957-4e6f-8ae9-f9219042dc50
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4598

Princess Baa of Ashanti and her husband

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Names:
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.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Ashanti (Kingdom)  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 GH 2013-001-0035
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c51635d6-35a2-4fdd-b822-6fcc6a519083
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4626

Prempeh, son of the late king of Ashanti

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
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.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Ashanti (Kingdom)  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 GH 2013-001-0085
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78dfd00d6-4192-401b-9531-c1d7bce97d98
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4630

A Gold Coast athlete

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Contents:
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.
Topic:
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 GH 2013-001-0395
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 20: Ghana (GH)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73b1c0420-3834-40d0-8795-02ef1ddcfb66
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4635

Kikuyu Market

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Kikuyu (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Kenya, -- Central province, -- Kikuyu
Date:
c. 1930
Scope and Contents:
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.
Topic:
Marketplaces  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 KE 1993-012-001
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b9b2da7f-da1a-48f1-9fda-d65c9740f524
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5147

Kikuyu women

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Kikuyu (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Kenya
Date:
circa 1920
Scope and Contents:
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Women  Search this
Body arts  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Transportation -- 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 KE 2013-001-0302
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 23: Kenya (KE)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70623d4af-029b-40db-a0b3-51d78730f97b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5429

Morocco MOROCCO - A street in Mogador

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Morocco, -- Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz Region, -- Essaouira (Mogador)
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
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:
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:
Cultural landscapes  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 MR 1995-0007-58
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 30: Morocco (MR)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo714353ad0-9136-46b5-aac1-d0ce93ec59d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6132

Morrocco The Sok Gate, Mogador

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Morocco, -- Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz Region, -- Essaouira (Mogador)
Date:
circa 1910
Scope and Contents:
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.
Topic:
Marketplaces  Search this
Street scenes  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 MR 2012-001-0557
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 30: Morocco (MR)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7434d4179-a1a4-45fb-8882-907774c17000
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6264

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