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Creator:

Lehnert & Landrock  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., monochrome, 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 Lehnert & Landrock; series 108.

Printed text on recto reads: "108 Bédouine." Translated caption reads:[Bedouin woman.] Left side profile of a young woman wearing sashes around her head, large hooped earings, attached to her hair the ''hand of Fatma''. Beaded necklaces around her neck. Circular shaped fastener, holding her coat, crossed by a long and sharp needle.

Printed text on verso reads: "Editeurs: L. & L." Publishers logo: "LT&L."

Local Numbers:

EEPA AE-20-20

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:

Portraits  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 1995-0020-20

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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/xo75725affe-8177-4321-b60a-fb77dc44a880

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1157

Creator:

Lehnert & Landrock  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., monochrome, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Date:

[ca. 1905]

Scope and Contents:

Picture postcard printed by Lehnert & Landrock; series 113.

Printed text on recto reads: "113 Aisha." Translated caption reads: [Aisha.] Portrait of a young girl wearing a sash around her head, large hooped earings, flowers in her hair. Fasteners at her shoulders holding her coat.

Printed text on verso reads: "Editeurs: L. & L." Publishers logo: "LT&L."

Duplicate items: EEPA AE-20-73, and in Stephen Grant postcard collection, binder: Egyptian Misc. 1 vol. vi, item: EEPA 2001-011767.

Local Numbers:

EEPA AE-20-21

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:

Portraits  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 1995-0020-21

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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/xo73e6829bf-7135-4b3f-acbf-378c1a6e07e7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1158

Creator:

Collection Idéale P.S.  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 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 Collection Idéale P.S.; series 5.

Printed text on recto reads: "5. Scènes et Types - Mauresque. Collection Idéale P.S." Translated caption reads: [Scenes and Characters - Moorish girl.] Young girl with daisies in her hair, headband, pearl necklaces at her neck, carved fasteners around her chest and embroided bolero.

Local Numbers:

EEPA AE-20-33

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:

Portraits  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 1995-0020-33

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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/xo71212852d-9f0a-483f-a375-776bc6a360b1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1170

Creator:

Collection Idéale P.S.  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (b&w, 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 Collection Idéale; series 6310.

Printed text reads: "6310 SCÈNES ET TYPES - Riche Bédouine. Collection Idéale." Translated caption reads: [SCENES AND CHARACTERS - Rich Bedouin woman.] Young woman wearing an ornate metal headdress, medallions on her forehead, coin necklaces, braided hair.

Manuscript on verso in blue pencil underlined in red reads: "(Alǵerie)"

Local Numbers:

EEPA AE-20-40

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:

Portraits  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 1995-0020-40

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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/xo7b0946acb-17a4-4961-98fb-a1838ddc4332

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1177

Creator:

Lehnert & Landrock  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., monochrome, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Date:

[ca 1905]

Scope and Contents:

Printed text on recto reads: "113 Aisha."

Printed text on verso reads: "Editeurs: L. & L." Publishers logo: "LT&L."

Portrait of a young girl wearing a sash around her head, large hooped earings, flowers in her hair.

Duplicate items: EEPA AE-20-21, and in Stephen Grant postcard collection, binder: Egyptian Misc. 1 vol. vi, item: EEPA 2001-011767.

Local Numbers:

EEPA AE-20-73

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:

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 AE 2011-001-0001

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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/xo78c2f784b-fdd2-43b9-aea4-a438dbc9e379

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1247

Extent:

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm)

Container:

Volume 2 AO

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Angola

Date:

[19--]

Scope and Contents:

Image of a young woman wearing beaded jewelry, her hair adorned with beads and safety pins.

Local Numbers:

EEPA AO-20-11

General:

Image indexed by catalogue number or series; arranged by country and subject

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:

Body arts  Search this

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Portraits -- 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 AO 1985-142011

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 3: Angola (AO)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo784d3a2f5-3328-414b-bcfd-840dfe63aa0d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1283

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm)

Container:

Volume 2 AO

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Angola

Date:

[19--]

Scope and Contents:

Image of a man cutting the hair of a child. Printed text on recto reads: "Angola - Native Barbering, Tomba."

Publisher's series title: "Africa" printed in red ink on recto.

Local Numbers:

EEPA AO-20-75

General:

Image indexed by catalogue number or series; arranged by country and subject.

Numbering Peculiarities Note:

Verso labeled with former accession number: A1994-06-107.

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:

Portraits -- Africa  Search this

Domestic scenes  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 AO 1985-142075

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 3: Angola (AO)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73ad25490-8bee-4675-bf6c-72ff6ecd7820

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1347

Creator:

Malevez  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Katanga

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Translated postcard caption reads, "43. Katanga. Hair-dressing." Additional printed text on recto reads: "Edit. Malevez, rue Kersbeek; 33 / Uccle - Bruxelles."

Local Numbers:

EEPA CG-12-14

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

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

Domestic scenes  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 CG 2011-001-0777

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d1c5fee7-234d-4b21-ab28-2158fa419976

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2711

Creator:

Thill, Ernest (Brussels)  Search this

Nells (Brussels)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 3 CG

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Printed recto caption reads: "Jeune femme Kasaï coiffée à la mode." Translated postcard caption reads, "Young Kasai woman with fashionable hair."

Publisher's logo on recto and verso: "Nels." Printed text on verso reads: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles."

Local Numbers:

EEPA CG-20-85

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

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  Search this

Hairstyles -- 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 CG 2011-001-1028

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo777915111-2f18-4dc9-8e47-6faedd394382

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2958

Creator:

Bersia  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 3 CG

Culture:

Yakoma (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

ca. 1913

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on recto reads: "Oubangui. - Petite fille Yakoma portant sa chevelure de cordes. Les cheveux sont liés en petites tresses que l'on prolonge par des cordes de plusieurs mètres. Lorsque la fille sera mariée, le mari se servira des cordes pour confectionner ses filets de pêche. Jusqu'à ce moment la jeune fille portera ostensiblement le fardeau de sa dot." Translated caption reads, " Ubangi. -Small Yakoma girl wearing her hair in ropes. Ropes of several meters. When the girl marries, the husband will use the cords to make a fishing net. Until that moment the young girl will carry ostensibly the burden of her dowry."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "3; Cliché Bersia." Manuscript date and signature on recto. Postmarked postage stamps on recto and verso, date reads: "4 Avril 13."

Local Numbers:

EEPA CG-20-172

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

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  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 CG 2011-001-1098

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b4f6933d-93b2-4dcb-99c2-23522a0a40e0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3028

Extent:

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 2 CG

Culture:

Holo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1930]

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "Congo Belge; Le chef Kinzamba, de la tribe des Baholo et sa femme. Celleci a les cheveux agglomérés en grosses mèches au moyen d'un enduit à base d'huile et de terre. Venus de l'Angola, les Baholo se sont établis a une époque assez récente dans le Sud du Kwango."

Translated caption reads: "Belgian Congo; Chief Kinzamba, head of the Baholo tribe and his wife. Here the hair is clumped into large bits with a base coat of oil and dirt. From Angola, the Baholo settled a fairly recent times in South Kwango."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo Véritable." Item number on verso: "1052."

Local Numbers:

EEPA CG-15-63

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:

Leaders  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Households -- Africa  Search this

Hairstyles -- 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 CG 2013-001-0048

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76c9bd1fc-de93-4a66-9d58-ace4fc0b0d8c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3517

Creator:

J. B.  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Beni Amer (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Eritrea

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on recto reads: "11. Type Béni-Amer, aux cheveux enduits de beurre. Il se frotte les dents avec un bois d'olivier."

Translated caption reads: "11. Beni-Amer Type, hair coated with butter. He rubs his teeth with olive wood."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Cliché J. B."

Printed text on verso reads: "Phototypie - 49. rue de Canteleu. Lille."

Local Numbers:

EEPA EA-20-42

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:

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Hairstyles -- 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 EA 2012-001-0473

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 17: Eritrea (EA)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78c040c9a-ad22-4d4b-9c8e-6fa4c3456a86

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4097

Creator:

Hoa-Qui (Firm)  Search this

Mexichrome  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Date:

[ca. 1969]

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "L'Afrique en Couleurs; Séance de coiffure; Africa in pictures; Hair-dressing."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "5 006 / Mexichrome / Editions HOA-QUI." Logo on verso: "HOA-QUI." Stamp on verso reads: "Arts de la Côte D'Ivoire / Vevey / 1969."

Local Numbers:

EEPA IV-12-05

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

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Domestic scenes  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 IV 1985-145084

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 13: Cote d'Ivoire (IV)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cdc5280c-dd96-43dd-b3cd-419c6ca3ff91

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5000

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Vezo (Malagasy people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Hair Styles of Vezo Women."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-05-01

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

Body arts  Search this

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Textile fabrics  Search this

Body marking -- 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 1985-149051

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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/xo7f9e99234-0cbb-4c74-9d60-427542025449

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5562

Creator:

Grand Bazar Charifou Jeewa  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., col., 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Madagascar, -- Antsiranana province, -- Antsiranana (Diégo-Suarez)

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Diégo Suarez - Hair Salon."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Editions Grand Bazar Charifou-Jeewa."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-05-03

General:

Caption source: Postcard caption.

Citation source: Archives staff.

Title source: Archives staff, not provided by photographer.

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:

Body arts  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- Africa  Search this

Body marking -- 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 1985-149053

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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/xo7b51084ff-5259-4f13-b6a4-dfc5b71d624b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5564

Creator:

Couadou, photographer  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Merina (Malagasy people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Madagascar, -- Antananarivo province, -- Antananarivo (Tananarive)

Date:

ca. 1908

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Tananarive - Ramatoa Hova and Her Maramita."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Couadou, phot., Toulon-sur-Mer."

Original hand-written text on recto, "I translate: Lady hova and her maid Angèle have styled their hair like her maid, with these thousand and one tresses. 14 July 08."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-05-07

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:

Body arts  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Body marking -- 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 1985-149057

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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/xo74f8db094-b3ee-46ce-b1a5-770170f031fc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5568

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Betsileo (Malagasy people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Betsileo Woman is styling the hair."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-05-16

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:

Body arts  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Body marking -- 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 1985-149066

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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/xo7235150d7-b61e-431a-9305-7fffeda86ca6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5576

Creator:

Richard  Search this

Comptoir Photographique G Bodemer (Majunga)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Malagasy people  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "S. O. Madagascar - Scenes of Malagasy Life - Hair Dressing Salon." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 25 March 1910."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Comptoir Photographique G Bodemer - Majunga. / Cliché Richard."

Original hand-written address on verso, "Melle Ernestine Adenet. 142 Faubourg St. Antoine Paris France."

Original hand-written text on recto, "20 March 1910. Hurt wrist aside, it is in good health."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-05-15

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:

Body arts  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Body marking -- 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 2012-001-0314

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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/xo7fb8cc584-0eb8-4f3e-a0f4-d2051217e25b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5615

Creator:

Couadou, photographer  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Malagasy people  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Madagascar, -- Antananarivo province, -- Antananarivo (Tananarive)

Date:

ca. 1910

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Tananarive. Malagasy Hair Dressing Saloon."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Couadou, phot., Toulon-sur-Mer."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-05-25

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:

Body arts  Search this

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Vernacular architecture -- 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 2012-001-0320

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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/xo7603ab148-89d1-4442-b076-3f6e9a2457f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5621

Extent:

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Madagascar

Date:

ca. 1926

Scope and Contents:

Original caption reads, "Sakafo - A Meal on the Grass." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tamatave, Madagascar, 14 January 1926."

Original hand-written address on verso, "M. et Mme Leblanc. 10 Avenue Duiel au 12 Pare de la Malmaison par Rueil S. ch. O France."

Original hand-written text on recto, "Tamatave - 12 January. My dear friends. This is joy. It is a boy. You guess our happiness of the birth of small Jaques. This is an adorable kid who grows well. His mother has already recovered. The father is very well who would have thought of this hair two years ago. We hope you are in good health. With our affectionate friendship."

Local Numbers:

EEPA MG-12-03

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

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Domestic scenes  Search this

Men  Search this

Women  Search this

Children  Search this

Meals  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 2012-001-0357

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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/xo7215c6c72-1b77-46dd-83fa-9dca24a2f238

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5658