Colonial Africa: Postcard Collection, 1880-1980

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Guide to the Colonial Africa: Postcard Collection, 1880-1980

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Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 1 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Guide to the Colonial Africa: Postcard Collection, 1880-1980

Collection number: M0814

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Descriptive Summary Title: Colonial Africa: postcard collection, Date (inclusive): 1880-1980 Collection number: M0814 Extent: 1.5 linear ft. Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Abstract: Usually French photographers of French Africa. Three different accessions purchased from same dealer, although previous provenance is mixed. Some cards are written on; some not. Accession 1995-244 is in box 1, and consists of one album and 26 folders totaling some 500 cards. The photographers listed as added entries can all be found in this accession. Accession 2000-238 is in box 2 (Senegal, some 197 loose cards in folders) and in box 3 (album of ca. 300 cards of French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, North Africa, Madagasca, Aden, Somali Coast, Union of South Africa, Zanaibar, etc.). Accession 2000-276 is also in box 3 and consists of an album of ca. 300 cards that are largely sub-Saharan Africa, mostly from former French colonies and the Belgian Congo, but also some from North Africa, Union of South Africa, and a scattering of other British-controlled territories. Approximately 90% of these were issued before 1940. Language: English. Access There are no restrictions on access. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Preferred Citation Colonial Africa: Postcard Collection. M0814. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Acquisition Information Purchased, 1995 and 2000. Collection Scope and Content Summary

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 2 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Usually French photographers of French Africa. Three different accessions purchased from same dealer, although previous provenance is mixed. Some cards are written on; some not. Accession 1995-244 is in box 1, and consists of one album and 26 folders totaling some 500 cards. The photographers listed as added entries can all be found in this accession. Accession 2000-238 is in box 2 (Senegal, some 197 loose cards in folders) and in box 3 (album of ca. 300 cards of French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, North Africa, Madagasca, Aden, Somali Coast, Union of South Africa, Zanaibar, etc.). Accession 2000-276 is also in box 3 and consists of an album of ca. 300 cards that are largely sub-Saharan Africa, mostly from former French colonies and the Belgian Congo, but also some from North Africa, Union of South Africa, and a scattering of other British-controlled territories. Approximately 90% of these were issued before 1940. Access Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Acelaise, A.A., photographer. Benyoumoff, J., photographer. Bertou, photographer. Bouhsira, J., photographer. Fortier, A.O.F., photographer. Geiser, J., photographer. Kricorian, photographer. Maillet, photographer. Martin, L., photographer. Venieris, M., photographer. A. Albaret, Dakar. A. Pleux et Truchi, edit., Fez. Agenda P.L.M. Anciens Etab. Neurdein et Cie., Paris. C. Nataf. C.A.P. (Compagnie des Arts Photomechaniques, Strasbourg) Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. Cl. Andre. Collection Generale Fortier, Dakar. Collection Ideale, P.S., Algiers. Collection N.D. Phot. Collection Nouvelle, Mme Bouchut, editeur. Comptoir Philatelique d'Egypte, Alexandria. E.P.A. (Editions Photo-Africaines), Alger. Edit. Horizons de France. Edit. Joseph Helou, Dakar. Edition Hell, Tangiers. Edition J. Bousira, Fez. Edition A. Sipecky, Oran. EMT. Ephtimios Freres, Port Said. Geiser, J., photographer. Helio Braun, Paris. Isaac Behar, Port Said. J. Barreau et Cie. J. Benyoumoff et Ch. Djian. J. Geiser, Algiers. L. & H., Cairo. Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo.

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 3 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Leroux Alger, photographers. Levy & Neurdein Reunis, Paris. Lichtenstern & Harari, Cairo. L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi, Paris. Messageries Maritimes. Nahon & Lasry, Tangiers. ND Phot. Nels, Brussels. Neurdein et Cie., Paris. Photo Vollenweider, Alger. Societe des Missions Evangeliques, Paris. Aden. Africa, East. Algeria. Arabian peninsula. Asia, Southeastern. Basutoland. Belgian Congo. Casablanca (Morocco) Cote d'Ivoire. Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Democratic Republic) Dahomey. Dakar (Senegal) Djibouti. Ethiopia. Egypt. French Equatorial Africa. French North Africa. French West Africa. Gabon. German East Africa. Ghana. Guinea. Khartoum (Sudan) Lesotho. Libya. Madagascar. Malagasy Republic. Mali. Morocco. Nigeria. Oceania. Oran (Algeria) Port Said (Egypt) Port Sudan (Sudan) Senegal. Sierra Leone.

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 4 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Somali Coast. South Africa. Sudan. Suez Canal. Togo. Tunisia. Turkey. Union of South Africa. Zanzibar. Photoprints. Postcards.

Series 1: Algeria

Subseries 1: Algiers

Subsubseries 1. Street Scenes Box 1, Folder 1 Street scenes in Casbah, no. 1n.d. (ca. 1900-1945) Physical Description: 12 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains images of women, children, and men in the Algiers Casbah in the first part of the 20th century, taken on the following streets: rue de la Mer Rouge; rue N'Fissa; rue Ben Ali; rue Sidi Abdaleh; Impasse Kleber. Includes one image of women weaving, several of men conversing in the streets, and several of veiled women. Subjects and Indexing Terms Photo Vollenweider, Alger Children Muslim women Street scenes

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 5 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 1: Algiers

Box 1, Folder 2 Street scenes in Algiers, no. 2n.d. (ca. 1900-1919) Physical Description: 20 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains images of Algiers, including scenes from the Casbah, women, men and children, and street scenes of the following streets: rue Marengo; rue de la Mer Rouge; Rue d'Isly; Rue Bab Azoun; rue de la Liberte; rue Michelet; les Cinq Avenues and rue de Constantine; Boulevard Amiral-Pierre; rue Sadi-Carnot. Contains images of the following buildings; Au Bon Marche; Hotel Excelsoir; Hotel de la Regence; le Marche de la Lyre, Subjects and Indexing Terms Bougault, A. - photographer Geiser, J. - photographer C.A.P. (Compagnie des Arts Photomechaniques, Strasbourg) Collection Ideale, P.S. Collection N.D. Phot Collection Z. F., Alger Edit. A.F. Edition E.S. Edit. Horizons de France Editions L. & Y., Alger P.H. & Cie., Nancy Casbah Children Muslim Women Panoramic views Street Scenes

Box 1, Folder 3 Buildings and landmarksn.d. (1900-1919) Physical Description: 20 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards with images of various buildings and street scenes in Algiers and Mustapha. Images include: la place de la Republique; le Theatre municipal, Square Bresson; la Prefecture; le Musee; rue Dumont-d'Urville; le nouvel Hotel des Postes; le Lycee (Bugeaud); Avenue Bab-el-Oued. From Mustapha, images of the Arsenal d'Artillerie; Alexandra Hotel; Hotel Kirsch; Quartier Julienne. Subjects and Indexing Terms A. Parodi editions, Mustapha Cartes "La Cigogne", Alger Collection Ideale P.S. Collection N.D. Phot Editions E.S. Editions Photo Africaines, Algiers L.V. & Cie. Levy et Fils, Paris (Edit. LL) Algeria, Description and travel Architecture, colonial Colonial cities Street scenes

Subsubseries 2. Port

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 6 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 1: Algiers

Box 1, Folder 4 Port and Quaisn.d. (1900-1945) Physical Description: 11 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains images from the Port of Algiers. One postcard depicts an historical engraving of port and pier. Other images include: le Palais consulaire; les rampes; the railroad station; l'escalier de la pecherie; le Boulevard de la Republique; le Boulevard Carnot. Identified commercial buildings include: Imprimerie Jourdan; Hangars et Abris de la Chambre de Commerce; Ch. Schiaffino; A. Jouvet & Cie; L. Bergeret Fils; Vins A. Bonneville; A. Morris Minieri. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Collection Ideale P.S. Edition E.S. L.L.L.V. & Co. Algeria, Description and travel Architecture, colonial Colonial cities Railroad stations Harbors Commercial buildings

Subsubseries 3. Religious Buildings Box 1, Folder 5 Mosques, Algiersn.d. (1900-1925) Physical Description: 17 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains images of various mosques and other islamic religious buildings in Algiers. Includes images of Mosque Djamaa Djedid, la Grande Mosquee (El Kebir Mosque); the Medersa; Tombeau de la Reine; Mosquee de Sidi Abderhaman. Also images of la Place du Gouvernement; Statue du Duc d'Orleans; rue de la Marine. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Collection Ideale P.S. Edition E.S. Editions A. Sipecky, Oran J. Geiser, Alger L.L.L.V. & Co. ND Phot Algeria, Description and travel Architecture, colonial Colonial cities Islam Mosques Religious buildings Religious education Street scenes

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 7 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 1: Algiers

Box 1, Folder 6 Governor's palaces and Christian religious buildingsn.d. (1900-1945) Physical Description: 13 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards of the Palais d'ete du Gouverneur (Mustapha); Palais d'ete du Gouverneur (Algiers). Also contains images of Christian religious buildings in Algiers: the Cathedral and Notre-Dame d'Afrique. Subjects and Indexing Terms A.L. edit., Alger Collection Ideale P.S. CAP Edit. A.F. Edition E.S. Edition L. & Y., Alger L.L.ND Phot Algeria, Description and travel Architecture, colonial Basilicas Cathedrals Colonial cities Religious buildings

Subseries 2: Cities

Subsubseries 4. A-C Box 1, Folder 7 Arzew, Bone, Bou-Saada, Cherchelln.d. (1900-1919) Physical Description: 5 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards of the following towns: Arzew, Bone, Bou-Saada, Cherchell. Includes images of a covered market (Arzew); the port (Arzew); of street scenes (Bone; Cherchell); and the departure for the races (Bou-Saada). Subjects and Indexing Terms ND Phot J. Geiser, phot., Alger Leroux, Alger Algeria, Description and travel Horse racing Markets Panoramic views Street scenes

Subsubseries 5. Biskra

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 8 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 2: Cities

Box 1, Folder 8 Biskran.d. (1900-1945) Physical Description: 12 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards from Biskra. Includes images of the Mosquee de Sidi-Mouna; le Fumoir du Chateau Landon; Hotel du Sahara. Images of la Rue Berthe, le Cercle Militaire; Rue des Ouled-Nails; la Grande Allee; la place du Marche. Also 2 postcards with images of caravans, 1 postcard of the Sahara desert. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Collection Ideale, PS J. Geiser, Alger LL Maur, Biskra ND Phot Arnold Vollenweider, Alger Algeria, Description and travel Architecture, colonial Caravans Casbah Colonial cities Deserts Mosques Street scenes

Subsubseries 6. Blida Box 1, Folder 9 Blidan.d. (1900-1970) Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards from Blida. Includes images of the Place du Marche, the Place d'Alger, the Kiosque of the Place Georges Clemenceau, Gorges de la Chiffa. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Algeria, Description and travel Colonial architecture Gorges Markets Street scenes

Subsubseries 7. Constantine, Philippeville Box 1, Folder 10 Constantine, Philippevillen.d. (1900-1930) Physical Description: 8 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards from the towns of Constantine and Philippeville. The six postcards of Constantine contain images of the Gorges du Rummel, the Square de la Republique, two views taken from the Camp des Oliviers and the Route de Mansourah, and the Palais de la Justice. The two postcards of Philippeville both contain images of the Place de la Marine. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Ideale P.S. Combier, Mâcon L.L. (Lévy & Fils) Phot. Neurdein et Cie. Algeria, Description and travel Colonial architecture Gorges Panoramic views Street scenes

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 9 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 2: Cities

Subsubseries 8. Djemila Box 1, Folder 11 Djemilan.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 3 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains 3 postcards of the Roman ruins at Djemila. Includes images of "Le Grand Temple" and "Arc du Grand Cardo." Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Lévy et Neurdein Réunis Algeria, Description and travel Archaeological sites

Subsubseries 9. H Box 1, Folder 12 Hammam-Meskoutine, Hammam-R'hiran.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 2 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains 1 postcard of the Grand Pavillon de l'Etablissement at Hammam-Meskoutine. 1 postcard of the forest at Hammam-R'hira. Subjects and Indexing Terms J. Geiser, Alger C. Nataf Algeria, Description and travel Colonial buildings

Subsubseries 10. Kabyila Box 1, Folder 13 Kabylian.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 3 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains 3 postcards with images from the Kabylia region. Includes: Le Col de Tirourda; Yakouren; Tizi-Ouzou. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Ideale, P.S. J. Geiser, Alger Algeria, Description and travel Panoramic views Street scenes

Subsubseries 11. El Kantara Box 1, Folder 14 El Kantaran.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains 4 postcards from El Kantara. Includes images of the oasis, of the railroad station, of the Gorges d'El-Kantara, and of the Pont du Diable. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection D. & M. ND Phot Photo-Albert, Alger Soeurs Miissionaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, Alger Algeria, Description and travel Gorges Oases Railroad stations

Subsubseries 12. Laghout

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 10 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 2: Cities

Box 1, Folder 15 Laghouatn.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 19 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains images of Laghouat. Includes one series of 14 postcards from Seddik, Musée de l'Oasis, Laghouat. These contain the following images: General views, the church, the Hotel Transatlantique, Porte de la Seguia, Place du Chameau and Public gardens, Schetett street, the mosque, the Marabout of Sidi Abd-el-Kader, Quartier des Ouled-Nails, Avenue Marguerite, the Hospital. Includes 3 postcards from the Coll. Hotel Saharien, Aracil, Laghouat. These contain images of The Place du Barail, le Lavoir des Negresses, Grand Hotel Saharien. Two other images: the Mosque and the Marabout des Ouled-Aissa ben Ali. Subjects and Indexing Terms Combier , Mâcon Collection Ideale P.S. Seddik, Musée de l'Oasis, Laghouat Algeria, Description and travel Architecture, colonial Markets Mosques Panoramic views Religious buildings Street scenes

Subsubseries 13. M Box 1, Folder 16 Maison-Carree, Meknes, Mers-el-Kebir, Moliere, M'silan.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 6 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards from diverse towns. The images are as follows: Maison Carree: Market, Meknes: ruins of Volubilis, Mers-el-Keber: view of the fort, panoramic view, Moliere: Mosque, M'sila: sunrise over oasis Subjects and Indexing Terms Agenda P.L.M. J. Barreau et Cie. N. Boumendil & fils E.P.A. (Editions Photo-Afriaines), Algiers J. Geiser, Alger ND Phot. Algeria, Description and travel Archaeological sites Markets Mosques Panoramic views

Subsubseries 14. Oran

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 11 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 2: Cities

Box 1, Folder 17 Orann.d. (1900-1915) Physical Description: 9 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains images of the city of Oran, including a view of the Fort Saint-Philippe, Promenade de l'Etang, the Theater, Route des Planteurs, the port, Grand Hotel d'Oran, Place Kleber and the Prefecture, a scene entitled "Fantasia au village negre." Subjects and Indexing Terms Aqua Photo, Paris Edition Henri Chazaud, Oran Collection Ideale P.S. Grand Hotel d'Oran ND Phot. Algeria, Description and travel Colonial architecture Harbors Panoramic views Street scenes

Subsubseries 15. Palestro Box 1, Folder 18 Palestro1905 Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains four postcards from the same series. Three show the Gorges de Palestro, the fourth shows a hut in the Arab market with its owner. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Ideale, P.S. Algeria, Description and travel Gorges Housing

Subsubseries 16. Sahara Box 1, Folder 19 Ghardaia, El-Golea, In-Guettara, Figuign.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 8 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains postcards from various towns in the Saharan Desert, as follows: Ghardaia: Caravan, market, "Fantasia sur la Grande Place, El Golea: panoramic view, Sahara algerien: African women making bread, In-Guettara: gorges, Figuig: Village d'El Mais, road scene Subjects and Indexing Terms Jouve, A., photographer Bougault, Cl., photographer Agenda P.L.M. Edit. Abd'el'Kader, Ghardaia ND Phot. B. Sirven Algeria, Description and travel Caravans Desert Gorges Market Oases

Subsubseries 17. Setif

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 12 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 2: Cities

Box 1, Folder 20 Setifn.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note These four postcards contain the following images: Hotel de Ville and Portes d'Alger, Marche Arabe, Post Office, Mosque Subjects and Indexing Terms C,A,P. Collection Ideale, P.S. Algeria, Description and travel Architecture, Colonial Markets Mosques Street scenes

Subsubseries 18. S Box 1, Folder 21 Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Sidi-Bou-Medine, Sidi-Okban.d. (1900-1960) Physical Description: 6 postcards Scope and Content Note Contains the following images: Sidi-Bel-Abbes: Public Gardens, Marabout, Sidi-Bou-Medine: panoramic view, Sidi-Okba: La Grande Place, the Market Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP N.D. Phot. R. Prouho A. Bougault Algeria, Description and travel Markets Panoramic views Religious buildings Street scenes

Subsubseries 19. Tebessa Box 1, Folder 22 Tebessa1907 Physical Description: 3 postcards Scope and Content Note Postcards of Tebessa, including a view taken from the Route de Zouira and the ramparts of the Byzantine citadel. Subjects and Indexing Terms ND Phot. Algeria, Description and travel Forts and fortifications Panoramic views

Subsubseries 20. Timgad

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 13 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 2: Cities

Box 1, Folder 23 Timgadn.d. (1900-1945) Physical Description: 29 postcards Scope and Content Note Timgad contains a major site of Roman ruins. The CAP series of 22 postcards contains the following images, (some duplicates): Arc of Trajan; Amphitheater, Columns for Pronaos du Capitole; Byzantine baptistery; Market; Gardens; Forum; Boutiques in the Sirtius market; Temple of Genie; Roman baths and mosaics. The ND Phot series of 6 postcards contains views of: Gardens; columns; the theater, the baths; mosaics. Collection Ideale PS: Hemicycle of Macellum. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Collection Ideale, P.S. ND Phot Algeria, Description and travel Archaeological sites

Subsubseries 21. Tlemcen Box 1, Folder 24 Tlemcenn.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 5 Scope and Content Note Contains the following images: Ruins of the Fortress of Toubiana; Tower of Mansourah; Oued-Mefrouch-el-Ourit Waterfall; Mosque of Sidi-Bou-Medine; Ruins of Sidi-Yacoub. Subjects and Indexing Terms ND Phot. LL Photo Sandoz Algeria, Description and travel Archaeological sites Gorges Mosques Religious buildings

Subsubseries 22. Touggourt Box 1, Folder 25 Touggourtn.d. (c 1930) Physical Description: 2 postcards Scope and Content Note One image of Ouled-Nail women sitting before their tents; one image of the Grande Place at Touggourt. Subjects and Indexing Terms Prouho, Cl., photographer Agenda P.L.M. SPGA Algeria, Description and travel Muslim women Street scenes

Subsubseries 23. Scenes and types

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 14 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 1: Algeria Subseries 2: Cities

Box 1, Folder 26 Scenes and types from Algerian.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 15 postcards Scope and Content Note Various postcards showing Algerian individuals or groups, either presented as an archetype, or as an example of a traditional occupation. Also includes some street scenes and desert scenes, and examples of indigenous housing. Images include: Mauresques and Maures, Mozabite man, women washing, the firewood market, the Constantine Phosphate company, a caravan, Kabyle and Arab huts, and a historical painting of fighting at Sig. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Collection Ideale, P.S. Collection Z.F., Alger Imprimeries Reunies, Nancy Editions Marius Maure, Biskra LL ND Phot. Algeria, Description and travel Caravans Desert Fuelwood Housing Indigenous peoples Laundry Street scenes Women

Series 2. Arabian

Box 1, Folder 27 Aden, Persia (Iran), Saudi Arabian.d. (1900-1950) Physical Description: 8 postcards Scope and Content Note This folder contains 6 postcards from Aden. These have images of city, the water tanks, the fruit market, Steamer Point, and a caravan. One postcard from Saudi Arabia pictures a mosque. One picture from Persia shows a grouping of people around a patriarch for a festival. Subjects and Indexing Terms M. Howard, photographer Egyptian Cigarettes Factory Hotel de l'Europe, Aden M.S. Lehem & Co. Seyed Abdor Rahime Tachani, Teheran, Persia Aden, Description and Travel Harbors Markets Mosques Panoramic views People

Series 3. British East Africa

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 15 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 3. British East Africa

Box 1, Folder 28 Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibarn.d. (1900-1960) Physical Description: 17 postcards Scope and Content Note The 9 postcards of British East Africa include the following images: a shepherd, Arab architecture, a view from Nairobi Hill, a native village, and hunting and animal scenes. The 4 postcards from Zanzibar includean image of the Beit-el-Ajaib (the house of wonders), the Ladies' Club and Jubilee Garden, the Country Palace of the Sultan, and Dhow Harbour. One postcard from the Freres Blancs, Uganda, of Missionaries hunting. One postcard of Mt. Kibo, Tanganyika. Subjects and Indexing Terms A.R.P. de Lord, Zanzibar K.T. Rawal, Zanzibar Moloo Brothers & Co. British East Africa Propagation de la Foi H.J. Schlieben V. Neubert, Prague Standard P. & P. Works, British East Africa Architecture, colonial Big game hunting Game and game birds Harbors Indigenous peoples Panoramic views Porters Shepherds

Series 4. British West Africa

Box 1, Folder 29 Ghana, Nigerian.d. (1929-1962) Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note 2 postcards from Nigeria: a water seller, cliffs on coast outside of Lagos 2 postcards from Ghana: the General Post Office and Kano City Subjects and Indexing Terms Jackie Phillips Photos, Lagos E.A. Sweetman & Son, Ltd. Cliffs Ghana, Description and travel Nigeria, Description and travel Post offices Street scenes Water carriers

Series 5. Belgian Congo

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 16 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 5. Belgian Congo

Box 1, Folder 30 Belgian Congo1900-1960 Physical Description: 37 postcards Scope and Content Note This folder contains 37 postcards with images of the Belgian Congo (1908-1960). Included are postcards from the towns of: Boko, Boma, Bukama, Elisabethville, Kafubu, Chutes Ki-Oubo, Matadi, Kivu, Remondville, Stanleyville. Postcards depicting fishing in the Upper Congo, on the Tanganiki, a marketplace, elephants in the river at Also Postcards of people working: "un corps de balais" (women sweeping, a pun on corps de ballet), a rice plantation, hair-stylists. Postcard of a tribal chief and his many wives. Postcards showing colonial power: hunting, military posts, colonial forces of order. Postcards showing missionary work. 3 postcards printed by Belgian marine interests. Subjects and Indexing Terms L'Olivier, Allard van Parys, G., Photographer Editions d'Art E. Mertens, Brussels Edition R. Begue, Paris Cie. Francaise du Haut-Congo Compagnie Maritime du Congo, Anvers Edit. Librairie J. Decoster, Elisabethville Delhaize Freres & Cie, "Le Lion" Desaix, Brussels E. Desclee Ed. Jesuites Missionnaires, Lyon Missions de Scheut Nels, Brussels Th. Luyckx, Wavre Ern. Thill, Brussels Edition V.M.W. et M.B. C. Van Cortenbergh Fils, Brussels Architecture, colonial Belgian Congo Boats Bridges Colonial power Elephants Fishing Forts and fortifications Harbors Hospitals Indigenous peoples Markets Panaramic views Post office Waterfalls Women

Series 6. Congo (Brazzaville)

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 17 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 6. Congo (Brazzaville)

Box 1, Folder 31 Africa, French speaking equatorial including Lower and Middle Congo, Chad, Cameroonn.d. (1900-1960) Physical Description: 25 postcards Scope and Content Note This folder contains postcards from the area formerly known as Congo (Brazzaville) or French Equatorial Africa. 17 postcards of Brazzaville: Institut Pasteur, le Relais Hotel, Jardins de la Residence, Catholic Mission and Cathedral, Catholic procession, View from Route de la Corniche (Belgian Congo), Djoue riverbank, Congo riverbank, bridge over M'Foa, fishermen and flottila, Woman from Brazzaville. 1 postcard of the railroad of Matadi, Compagnie Francaise du Haut-Congo. 1 postcard of caravan with missionaries 1 postcard of small tugboat on river 1 postcard of Tirailleurs senegalais 1 postcard of a monument to Colonel de Roux, Bangui 1 postcard of Danse goran, Chad 2 postcards, indigenous art, French Cameroon Subjects and Indexing Terms M. Audrey, Marseille Braban Cliche Vialle, Brazzaville Collection J.F. Collections A. Courboin Editions artistiques, Pierre Barreau, Bordeaux Edit. M. Brochard, Nantes "La Librairie Congolaise", Brazzaville Levy et Neurdein Reunis, Paris Missions des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St Quentin Photo M. Balard, Bangui Africa, French speaking equatorial Colonial power Congo (Brazzaville) Fishing Missionaries Panoramic views Rivers Street scenes

Series 7. Cote d'Ivoire

Box 1, Folder 32 Cote d'Ivoiren.d. Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note 4 postcards from Cote d'Ivoire: Embarcation of mahogany in Grand Lahou Pushing the tiller, Grand Lahou Village devastated by Samory (the Black Napoleon) in 1898, A river in the forest Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection M.M.A.C.B. Colonial commerce Cote d'Ivoire Mahogany trees Rivers Villages

Series 8. Dahomey

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 18 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 8. Dahomey

Box 1, Folder 33 Dahomeyn.d. Physical Description: 8 postcards Scope and Content Note 8 postcards from Dahomey. Cotonou: Monument for soldiers, Market, Grand Popo, Ouida: village, Porto-Novo: bridge, river, Fishing village, Prince's wedding Subjects and Indexing Terms Editions E.R. Cl. Andre Bridges Dahomey Markets Monuments Villages Weddings

Series 9. Dijbouti

Box 1, Folder 34 Djiboutin.d. Physical Description: 5 postcards Scope and Content Note 5 postcards from Djibouti: Place Menelik, the Hospital, La Rue d'Abyssinie, Post office, Somali children Subjects and Indexing Terms "Au Cafe de la Paix", Djibouti, Editeur "Au Bon Marche", Djibouti, J-G. Mody, photographe Djibouti Hospitals Street scenes Post offices Indigenous people

Series 10. Egypt

Subseries 1. Cities

Subsubseries 1. Alexandria

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 19 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 10. Egypt Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 1 Alexandrian.d. (1900-1945) Physical Description: 14 postcards Scope and Content Note This folder contains 14 postcards of Alexandria. Street scenes include Boulevard d'Allemagne, Rue de la Poste. Images of the sea and canals include the Metropole Hotel, Glymenopoulo Beach, and 2 postcards of the Canal Mahmoudieh. Images also include the Moustapha Pacha Barracks, the Nabi Daniel Mosque, the Public Abbatoirs, the Public Gardens, Pompey's Pillar. Images from Ramleh include the Ramleh train station and a scene of Europeans riding horses in front of palm trees. Subjects and Indexing Terms Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo Spiras N. Grivas, Editeur, Alexandria LL Lehnert and Lardrock, Cairo Lichtenstern & Harari, Cairo S.N. Theodossiou, Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt Archaeological sites Barracks Beaches Canals Gardens Mosques Panoramic Views Railroad stations Street scenes

Subsubseries 2. Cairo, Pyramids

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 20 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 10. Egypt Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 2 Cairo and pyramids at Gizan.d. (1900-1965) Physical Description: 27 postcards Scope and Content Note This folder contains postcards with images of Cairo and of the Giza pyramids. Includes the following images from Cairo streets: panoramic views, the inside of a house, the university, and the Grand Cafe Chicha. 12 postcards of mosques, the Citadel, and tombs: Mohamed Ali mosque, Kait Bey mosque, Sultan Hassan mosque, Alabaster mosque, tombs of Mamelouks, tombs of caliphs. 9 postcards of pyramids at Giza: Sphinx with camel driver in foreground, Great Pyramid of Chefren, Kafr-el-Haram, views at sunset. 2 postcards of bedouin camps. Subjects and Indexing Terms Cairo Postcard Trust Au Cartosport Max H. Rudmann, Cairo Castro Brothers Editors, Cairo Comptoir Philatelique d'Egypte, Alexandria Ephtimios Freres, Port Said L. & H., Cairo LL Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo Lichtenstern & Harari, Cario Ocean Comfort Company University of Cairo Cairo, Egypt Forts and fortifications Indigenous peoples Mosques Panoramic views Pyramids, Egypt Sphinxes, Egypt Street scenes Tombs & sepulchral monuments Universities

Subsubseries 3. Heliopolis Box 2, Folder 3 Heliopolisn.d. Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note 4 postcards of Heliopolis, including 2 of the Palace Hotel, and 2 street scenes of the Boulevard Abbas. Subjects and Indexing Terms B. Lividas & Coutsicos, Cairo Heliopolis, Egypt Hotels Street scenes

Subsubseries 4. Nile and Cities on the Nile

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 21 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 10. Egypt Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 4 Nile and cities of Aswan, Karnak, Luxor, Memphis Physical Description: 11 postcards Scope and Content Note 11 postcards of the Nile River and of the cities along the Nile.Includes boats on Nile. Aswan: the Savoy Hotel. the Ferry, Granite quarries. Bedrechin: palm grove Karnak: Avenue of Sphinxes, Pylon of Eugerte. Luxor: Temple and Statue of Ramses, Pigeon Tower of Goornah, Memphis: Alabaster sphinx Subjects and Indexing Terms LL Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo Lichtenstern & Harari, Cairo Shurey's Publications Archeaological sites Aswan, Egypt Bedrechin, Egypt Karnak, Egypt Luxor, Egypt Memphis, Egypt Nile River Sphinxes, Egypt

Subsubseries 5. Port Said Box 2, Folder 5 Port Said Views and Harborn.d. Physical Description: 21 postcards Scope and Content Note The 21 postcards in this folder contain the following: Views of Port Said, the statue of De Lessepsin Lesseps Square, views of the harbor and port, the Quai Francois Joseph and the Agence des Messageries Maritimes, the lighthouse, the entry to the canal. the Suez Canal office, the Casino, street scenes. Subjects and Indexing Terms A. K. Mayorkino, Port Said Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo Coustoulides, Alexandria D.J.L. Ephtimios Freres, Port Said L.C. LLLevy & Neurdein Reunis, Paris Lichtenstern & Harari M.S Bazar Messageries Maritimes P.C.M.J., Alexandria Stylianos Coutsicos, Cairo Canals Fishing Harbors Monuments Panoramic Views Port Said, Egypt Street scenes

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 22 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 10. Egypt Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 6 Port Said, postcards published by the Oriental Commercial Bureaun.d. Physical Description: 11 postcards Scope and Content Note These postcards represent an incomplete numbered set of images of Port Said published by the Oriental Commercial Bureau, Port Said, Egypt. Images include: De Lesseps Statue, the Harbor, the beach, the lighthouse, quai Sultan Hussein, the Canal Company's offices, Prince Farouk Street, Boulevard Fouad I, Avenue Eugenie, view of Arab quarter. Subjects and Indexing Terms Oriental Commercial Bureau Beaches Canals Harbors Monuments Port Said, Egypt Street scenes

Box 2, Folder 7 Port Said, postcards published by Lehnert & Landrockn.d. Physical Description: 16 postcards Scope and Content Note An incomplete set of 10 numbered colored postcards of Port Said. Images include: De Lesseps Statue, the Harbor, the Suez Canal, the Casino, Boulevard Fouad I, the Abbes Mosque, the Arab quarter, the beach (the 'Strand'). 6 b & w postcards also published by Lehnert & Landrock. Images include: the port, the lighthouse, De Lesseps Statue, offices of the Suez Canal Company, Prince Farouk Street, the Suez Canal. Subjects and Indexing Terms Lehnert & Landrock Beaches Canals Harbors Monuments Mosques Panoramic views Port Said, Egypt Street scenes

Box 2, Folder 8 Port Said, postcards published by Isaac Behar, Port Saidn.d. Physical Description: 12 postcards Scope and Content Note 12 numbered color postcards of Port Said published by Isaac Behar. Images include: De Lesseps Statue, the Harbor, the Suez Canal, the Palais des Hollandais, the offices of the Suez Canal Company, boats in the canal, the beach, the English Church and convent of Bon-Pasteur, the Marina and lighthouse. Subjects and Indexing Terms Isaac Behar, Port Said Beaches Canals Harbors Monuments Mosques Panoramic views Port Said, Egypt Religious buildings Street scenes

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 23 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 10. Egypt Subseries 1. Cities

Subsubseries 6. Suez Canal Box 2, Folder 9 Suez Canal and cities on the Canal except Port Saidn.d. Physical Description: 15 postcards Scope and Content Note This folder contains postcards of the Suez Canal itself and of cities on the canal. Ismailia: floodgate, Lake Timsah, El-Kantara: crossing of the Suez Canal, Suez: views of city, Colmar Street, Port Tewfik: views of port, end of Suez Canal, mosque Subjects and Indexing Terms Arougheti Bros., Suez, Cairo Postcard Trust Edition Egyptienne Ephtimios Freres, Port Said Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo Stylianos Coutsicos, Cairo Canals Fishing Harbors Ismailia, Egypt Kantara, Egypt Mosques Panoramic views Street scenes

Subseries 2. Various

Box 2, Folder 10 Egypt, variousn.d. Physical Description: 5 postcards Scope and Content Note 5 diverse postcards from Egypt: Tomb of Ali at Nedjef, Picture of hieroglyphics: Thebes, thrashing corn, Leaving Damietta 2 postcards of the Isle of Philae Subjects and Indexing Terms Droguerie E. Del Mar, Cairo, Port Said Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo Shurey's Publications Egypt Tombs & Sepulchral monuments

Series 11. Ethiopia

Box 2, Folder 11 Ethiopian.d. Physical Description: 2 postcards Scope and Content Note Two black and white postcards from Ethiopia/Abyssinia: Addis-Abbaba, Guiorguis Church, Malka-Idda Rapids Subjects and Indexing Terms Editions A.M., Addis-Abbaba Maison A. Benoiston & Cie. Verascope Richard Churches Ethiopia, Description and travel Rivers

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 24 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 11. Ethiopia

Box 2, Folder 12 Gabonn.d. Physical Description: 3 postcards Scope and Content Note Three postcards of Gabon. Two are of the beach at Libreville. One shows an old blind man with a child guiding him. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection C.O.A. Collection S.H.O. Societe des Missions Evangeliques, Paris Beaches Gabon, Description and travel Indigenous peoples

Series 12. Gabon

Series 13. German East Africa

Box 2, Folder 13 German East African.d. Physical Description: 8 postcards Scope and Content Note 8 postcards from German East Africa. Views include the following: 3 postcards of Mariannhill showing indigenous dwellings. 1 postcard with a color photograph of the church in Moschi, German East Africa. 2 scenes of villages in Tanga. 2 sketches of the tropics. Subjects and Indexing Terms Verlag der Missionbuschhandlung, Herrnhut Verlag des Evang.-luth, Mission zu Leipzig Beaches Churches German East Africa, Description and travel Villages

Series 14. Guinea

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 25 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 14. Guinea

Box 2, Folder 14 Guinean.d. Physical Description: 13 postcards Scope and Content Note 13 postcards from Guinea, West Africa. Includes 11 postcards with images from the city of Conakry: The "Ballay" Monument, the entrance to the city, the Boulevard Circulaire and the Cie. Commerciale d'Exportation, the Chateau d'Eau, the Mission Charles Morel, the celebration of Ramadan, and three identitcal postcards showing the waterfront with the phrase "Visitez l'Afrique occidentale francaise a l'Exposition coloniale de Paris, 1931." 1 postcard of a street in Kankan. One postcard showing the Minister of the Colonies on a voyage at the Tabili railroad station. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Generale Fortier, Dakar Edition H.G.F. Photo A. de Schacht Photo E. Habkouk Colonial architecture Colonial power Guinea, Description and travel Islam Missions Monuments Street scenes

Series 15. Lesotho

Box 2, Folder 15 Lesothon.d. Physical Description: 5 postcards Scope and Content Note 5 postcards of Lesotho (Lessouto). Indigenous houses in a cave at Qalo, schoolteacher's family, the mission school at Thabana-Morena, a chief's wife at Thaba-Bosiu. Subjects and Indexing Terms Societe des Missions Evangeliques, Paris Churches Indigenous peoples Lesotho Villages

Series 16. Libya

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 26 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 16. Libya

Box 2, Folder 16 Libya, Tripolin.d. Physical Description: 9 postcards Scope and Content Note 9 postcards of Tripoli, Libya. Scenes include panoramic views of the city taken from the water, the Governor's Palace, rue Azizie, the military barracks, street and market scenes, and il Castello. Subjects and Indexing Terms Aula e Bragoni, Tripoli C. Chierichetti, Milano Edizione Pirotta & Bresciano, Tripoli Istituto Italiano per l'Africa, Roma Architecture, colonial Colonial power Harbors Libya Markets Street scenes Tripoli

Series 17. Madagascar

Subseries 1. Tanarive, Diego Suarez

Box 2, Folder 17 Tananarive, Diego-Suarez, other townsn.d. Physical Description: 15 postcards Scope and Content Note 15 postcards of cities and towns in Madagascar. Tananarive: Antaninarena - Ambatonakanga; Analakey - Avenue Falliere and the train station; Governor General Residence and Park; Queen's Palace; Garden of the Prime Minister's Tomb; Andohalo Cathedral; Indigenous Hospital of Befelantanana; Temple of Ambochipotay. Diego-Suarez: Cap Diego; Administrator's Residence; Roussette Waterfall. Other cities: Covered market; Nossi-be - indigenous theater; Majunga - autos Subjects and Indexing Terms Couadou, phot., Toulon-sur-Mer, Editeurs Grand Bazar, Charifou Jeewa, Edition Cassam-Chenai, Diego-Suarez, Etablissements Rene Depui, Edit., Imprimerie E. Bachel, Tamatave, Photo Goulamhoussen Charifou fils, Diego-Suarez Architecture, colonial Hospitals Madagascar, Description and travel Markets Panoramic views Waterfalls

Subseries 2. Water scenes, people

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 27 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 17. Madagascar Subseries 2. Water scenes, people

Box 2, Folder 18 Water scenes, peoplen.d. Physical Description: 11 postcards Scope and Content Note 11 postcards of Madagascar. 3 postcards of scenes of boats, the sea, and rivers. 8 postcards with images of people: women water carriers, rice workers, schoolchildren bathing, meal at a school, and nurses and the school at the leper colony at Manankavaly. Subjects and Indexing Terms Cliche Maria Editeurs Grand Bazar, Charifou Jeewa G. Charifous, edit. Societe des Missions Evangeliques, Paris Boats Children Indigenous peoples Leprosy Madagascar, Description and travel Rivers Water carriers

Series 18. Morocco

Subseries 1. Cities

Subsubseries 1. Casablanca Box 2, Folder 19 Casablancan.d. Physical Description: 14 postcards Scope and Content Note Fourteen postcards of Casablanca, Morocco. Images include the following: Banque d'Etat au Maroc; Barracks of the 1er Zoaves; Stock Exchange; Prefecture and Palais de Justice; Parc Lyautey; Marketplace; Arcades of the Nouvelle Kassaria; Slaughterhouse; Place de France; Porte de Marrakech; Rue de l'Horloge; cargo ship Volubilis in harbor; harbor scenes. Subjects and Indexing Terms Bertou, Alhambra CAP Edit. Kricorian, Casablanca P. Grebert, Casablanca Photo Flandrin Architecture, colonial Banks Barracks Gardens Harbors Morocco, Description and travel Panoramic views Street scenes

Subsubseries 2. Tangiers

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 28 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 18. Morocco Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 20 Tangiersn.d. Physical Description: 13 postcards Scope and Content Note Thirteen postcards of Tangiers, Morocco. Images include the following: Panoramic views and street scenes of Tangiers; Cabo Espartel; the beach; Sidi-Bou-Aabaid Mosque; Mosque of the Aissaouas; Casbah; Legation de France; Place de France and Boulevard Pasteur; Boulevard de la Plage and Hotel Cecil; the Charf. Subjects and Indexing Terms A. Arevalo, Libreria Espanola y Extrajera, Tangiers Au Bon Mathurin, Tangiers Edition Hell, Tangiers Edition Lebrun L.L. Phot. Combier, Macon Beaches Casbah Colonial cities Panoramic views Morocco, Description and travel Mosques Street scenes

Subsubseries 3. Cities Except Casablanca and Tangiers Box 2, Folder 21 Fez; Itzer; Marrakech; Mazagan; Oudjda; Rabat;Safi; Tetuann.d. Physical Description: 17 postcards Scope and Content Note 17 postcards of several towns and cities in Morocco. Fez: Panoramic view; indigenous brick oven; Nidjaraine visit; Arab story tellers; Marabout Si-Ahmed-Tijani. Itzer: Main Entrance to city, Marrakech: La Menara; Gueliz Fort; Avenue de la Koutoubia, Mazagan: Portuguese monument; Interior of Camp Requiston, Oudjda: Casbah guarded by Spahis; panoramic view, Rabat: Ruins of the Chellah; Ouidaia and old ramparts; Safi: Bab Chabah; Tetuan: Fortifications Subjects and Indexing Terms CAPA. Pleux et Truchi, edit., Fez Agenda P.L.M. Edition J. Bousira, Fez Edition "Lyon Consortium," Casablanca Editions Jeff, Casablanca Felix, Photo-edituer, Marrakech J. Geiser, Algiers Levy & Neurdem Reunis, Paris Nahon & Lasry, Tangiers Photo Flandrin Schmitt Photo, Rabat Architecture, colonial Casbah Forts and fortifications Indigenous peoples Morocco, Description and travel Panoramic views Religious buildings Street scenes

Subseries 2. People

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 29 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 18. Morocco Subseries 2. People

Box 2, Folder 22 Sultan and Moroccan peoplen.d. Physical Description: 14 postcards Scope and Content Note 14 postcards of Moroccan people and leaders. 5 show images of the Sultan, his family, or his ministersSultan's sons on pilgrimage to Moulay-Idriss; Sultan in Tangiers; Arrival of Mouley Arafa, Sultan's uncle, receiving William II in Tangiers; Sultan visiting the Agricultural Exposition; Manebhi, Minister of War; 9 depict images of Moroccans, including grain merchants, camps of nomads, children, a marabout in the oasis, street scenes, military camp Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Edicion Boix Hermanos, Melilia Edition Hell, Tangiers Editions d'Art Felix, Marrakech Gevaert L.L. Maillet, Casablanca Photo Flandrin Children, Indigenous eoples Merchants Military facilities Morocco, Description and travel Parades and processions Sultans

Series 19. Oceania

Box 2, Folder 23 Oceanian.d. Physical Description: 12 postcards Subjects and Indexing Terms Cunge, photo. Edition Boiset Edition Phos, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe H. Bauwens, editeur, Ghent Helio Braun, Paris Laboratoires La Biomarine, Dieppe Pacific Cable Office, Suva, Fiji Photo Etienne Coussinier Architecture, colonial Fiji Guadaloupe Harbors Indigenous peoples Martinique Missionaries Noumea New Caledonia Oceans Panoramic views Papua

Series 20. Senegal

Subseries 1. Cities

Subsubseries 1. Dakar

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 30 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 20. Senegal Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 24 Dakarn.d. Physical Description: 50 postcards Scope and Content Note 50 postcards, including many duplicates, of Dakar, Senegal. Images include: panoramic views of the city, the Court; Boulevard National; Place Protet; the Town Hall; the Town Hall gardens; the Government building (Palais du Gouvernement); Anse Bernard. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Generale Fortier, Dakar Collection Nouvelle, Mme Bouchut, editeur Edition A. Albaret, Dakar Edition Joseph Helou, Dakar Edition Quatineau H. Grimaud & V. Lembert, Dakar J. Benyoumoff et Ch. Djian Architecture, colonial Colonial power Panoramic views Senegal, Description and travel

Box 2, Folder 25 Dakarn.d. Physical Description: 64 postcards Scope and Content Note 64 postcards of Dakar, Senegal. Images include: Hotel de la Marine; Post Office, TSF; Monument Blanchet; Round-about between the Ecole and the Avenue Pasteur; Tourist office; Medical school; Government buildings; Museum of French West Africa; Train station; marketplace; the Port and the Palais du Port; Senegalese fishermen and boats; Casernes des Madeleines; Bay of the Madeleines; military camps; Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Generale Fortier, Dakar Collection Gautron Collection Nouvelle, Mme Bouchut, editeur Edit. Antoine Challah, Dakar Edit. Joseph Helou, Dakar Edit. Maurice Viale Edition Moreau, Dakar Editions Carnaud Freres, Dakar J. Benyoumoff et Ch. Djian M.D. photo, Dakar Robel, Dakar Architecture, colonial Colonial power Fishing Harbors Markets Military facilities Monuments Panoramic views Post offices Senegal, Description and travel Train stations

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 31 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 20. Senegal Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 26 Dakarn.d. Physical Description: 39 postcards Scope and Content Note 39 postcards of Dakar, Senegal, mostly street scenes. Many duplicates. Images include: the Mosque; the Church; the Public Garden; Place Protet; rue des Essarts; Boulevard National; rue Parent; General Secretary; Boulevard Pinet-Laprade; Boulevard Maritime; Avenue Roume; rue Raffenel; rue de Thies; rue Vincens. Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Gautron Collection generale Dantan Collection generale Fortier Collection J. Benyoumoff Collection Nouvelle, Mme Bouchut, editeur Editions A. Albaret, Dakar Edit. Maurice Viale N.D. photo V. Roche, Dakar Architecture, colonial Colonial Power Gardens Mosques Parades and processions Religious buildings Senegal, Description and travel Street scenes

Box 2, Folder 27 Dakarn.d. Physical Description: 23 postcards Scope and Content Note 23 postcards of Dakar, Senegal, and its environs. Images include: the indigenous village,;families and children; the oasis and garden of Hann; another (?) oasis near Dakar; and Cap Manuel. Subjects and Indexing Terms A. Albaret, Dakar Collection Gautron Collection generale Fortier, Dakar Collection J. Benyoumoff Collection Nouvelle, Mme Bouchut, editeur Edition Maurice Viale Children Indigenous peoples Oases Religious education Senegal, Description and travel Street scenes Villages

Subsubseries 2. Cities Except Dakar

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 32 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 20. Senegal Subseries 1. Cities

Box 2, Folder 28 Rochers de Billy; Ile de Goree; Kayes; Makana; Ngazobit; Rufisque; Saint-Louisn.d. Physical Description: 33 postcards Scope and Content Note 33 postcards of towns and rural areas in Senegal. Images include the following: Rochers de Billy, Haut-Senegal; Ile de Goree: various views; Place principale; Place du Gouvernement; la Terrasse. Many duplicates. Kayes: Hotel du Gouvernement; Makana: road outside town; Ngazobit: cliffs nearby; Rufisque: panoramic views; indigenous village; Maisons Soucail and L. Vezia & Co.; Compagnie Francaise de l'Afrique Occidentale; covered peanut storage; Shipping of grain; radio antenna; Saint-Louis: panoramic view; caravan; quarter of fishermen; Avenue Dodds; Allee des cocotiers Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Barthes et Lesieur Collection generale Fortier Collection Tennequin Edit. A. Albaret, Dakar Edition de l'Ecole Apostolique Lierre, Belgium Edit. Diloutremer, Paris Messageries Maritimes Robett, edit., Rufisque Agriculture Architecture, colonial Caravans Cliffs Colonial power Fishing Harbors Indigenous peoples Panoramic views Senegal, Description and travel Street scenes Villages

Subseries 2. People and Scenes

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 33 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 20. Senegal Subseries 2. People and Scenes

Box 2, Folder 29 People and scenesn.d. Physical Description: 33 postcards Scope and Content Note 33 postcards of people, villages, and landscape in Senegal. The first two postcards are notable for the poems written on them by a French man to a woman in France. Others include images of the following subjects: girls spinning cotton; groups of boys, women, children; women drawing water from well; mission school; fighters; village scenes; mosque; fishing boats on river and fishernen's houses; caravan carrying salt; harvest of palm wine; oases Subjects and Indexing Terms Collection Albaret, Dakar Collection generale Fortier Collection Ideale Collection "Le Bon Marche", Dakar Edit. Joseph Helou, Dakar H. Danel, Kayes Helio De Graeve, Ghent Boats Caravans Children Fishing Indigenous peoples Mosques Oases Palm trees Rivers Senegal, Description and travel Villages

Series 21. Sierra Leone

Subseries 1. Freetown

Box 3, Folder 1 Freetownn.d. Physical Description: 25 postcards Scope and Content Note 25 postcards of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and its environs. Images include the following: Views of Freetown; Victoria Park; Custom's Offices; Tower Hill barracks; Commissariat; Wilberforce Station; Wilberforce Street; Westmoreland street; Susan's Bay (also known as Sawpit Bay); wharf and harbor; Leicester Hill; Waterfalls; villages; a woman "making Furrah" Subjects and Indexing Terms A. Lisk-Carew Photo., Freetown Collection L.S. F.M. Wolff, Hamburg H. Thies, Hamburg Architecture, colonial Bays Gardens Harbors Military facilities Panoramic views Sierra Leone, Description and travel Street scenes Waterfalls

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 34 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 21. Sierra Leone Subseries 1. Freetown

Subseries 2. Towns Except Freetown

Box 3, Folder 2 Boulam; Charlotte Falls; Congo Town; Hammock River Bridge; Songo; Waterloo; York Islandn.d. Physical Description: 12 postcards Scope and Content Note 12 postcards of villages and rural areas in Sierra Leone, excluding Freetown. Images are as follows: Boulam: village scenes; Charlotte Falls; Congo Town: two views near Congo Town; Hammock River Bridge: the bridge; Songo Town; Waterloo: village scene; York Island: view of village and persons, two postcards of river scenes Subjects and Indexing Terms A. Lisk-Carew, Photo., Freetown H. Thies, Hamburg Bridges Panoramic views Rivers Sierra Leone, Description and travel Villages Waterfalls

Series 22. Soudan, French

Box 3, Folder 3 French Soudan/Malin.d. Physical Description: 10 postcards Scope and Content Note 10 postcards of the former French military territory of Soudan, present-day Mali and part of Mauritania. Images include the following towns and sites: Bamako: Monument to tirailleurs soudanais, Djenne: village, boat; Koulikoro: military post, Tahoua: military post, tribal chiefs; Tomboctou: mosque, view; views by bodies of water Subjects and Indexing Terms Edition S.E.A. Lauroy, editeur Archaeological sites Indigenous peoples Mali Military facilities Monuments Mosques Rivers Soudan, French Villages

Series 23. South Africa

Subseries 1. Cities

Subsubseries 1. Cape Town

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 35 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 23. South Africa Subseries 1. Cities

Box 3, Folder 4 Cape Townn.d. Physical Description: 13 postcards Scope and Content Note 13 postcards depicting Cape Town, South Africa. Images include the following: views of city with Table Mountain in background; Devil's Peak; Lion's Head; Grand Parade and City Hall; Houses of Parliament; Castle; St. George's Cathedral; harbor; Van Riebeeck statue; Adderly Street; Standard Bank Subjects and Indexing Terms C.N.A., Ltd. John G. Vain, Cape Town Kimble Productions The Newman Art Publishing Co., Cape Town The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Cape Town Architecture, colonial Harbors Panoramic views Religious buildings South Africa Street

Subsubseries 2. Cities Except Cape Town Box 3, Folder 5 Bloemfontein; Durban; Johannesburg; Rondebosch; Valley of a Thousand Hills; Victoria Fallsn.d. Physical Description: 17 postcards Scope and Content Note 17 postcards of towns and sites in South Africa. Of special note: a series of "ricksha boys" in Durban. Images on these postcards include the following subjects: Bloemfontein: Railway station, Durban: Post office; Town Hall; Ricksha boys (6 postcards); Johannesburg: King George's Street; gold mines; art gallery; Rondesbosch: rural estate, Valley of a Thousand Hills, Natal: 2 views, Victoria Falls: 2 views of bridge Subjects and Indexing Terms A. R., Durban C. Borckenhagen & Co. G.S.J., Durban John G. Vain, Cape Town The Newman Art Publishing Co., Cape Town The Recordia Photo and Gramophone Co, Johannesburg Smart & Copley, Bulawato The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Cape Town Bridges Colonial power Post offices Railway stations South Africa Street scenes Tourist attractions Waterfalls

Subseries 2. People and Wildlife

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 36 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 23. South Africa Subseries 2. People and Wildlife

Box 3, Folder 6 People and wildlifen.d. Physical Description: 19 postcards Scope and Content Note 19 postcards from South Africa. Of these, 6 depict images of people, including a mother and her child, an old man; groups of people sitting outside of a hut; and a stone structure. The rest contain pictures of animals, including: Impala; Zebra; Giraffe; Kudu; Sable; Rhinoceros; Antelope; blue Wildebeest; Lion; Elephant; Bull Sealion; Penguins; Ostrich; Termite mound. These images are located at Kruger National Park; Drakensberg National Park, Natal; Mossel Bay, Cape Province; Dyer's Island, Cape Agulhas. Subjects and Indexing Terms Cl. J. Boyer Perfinn South African Railways and Harbours, Publicity and Travel Dept. Children Indigenous peoples South Africa Wildlife

Series 24. Southeast Asia

Box 3, Folder 7 Southeast Asian.d. Physical Description: 9 postcards Scope and Content Note Postcards from India, Indonesia, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Include: India: Anand, orphanage;Roberts Statue, Calcutta; Cawnpore; Mission des Carmes, Malabar; Indonesia: Kota Radja, Ceylon: catamaran; street scene; missionaries, Philippines: missionary school Subjects and Indexing Terms Grimaud, Marseille Missions des Carmes au Malabar Missions des Oblats de Marie Immaculee, Ceylon Raphael Tuck & Sons Boats, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) India Missionaries Monuments Orphans Philippines

Series 25. Sudan, British

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 37 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 25. Sudan, British

Box 3, Folder 8 Sudan, Britishn.d. Physical Description: 23 postcards Scope and Content Note 22 postcards of British Sudan, primarily Khartoum and Port Sudan. Images include the following: Khartoum: Palace and gardens; Gordon College; Parliament Building; Grand Hotel; Khedive Ave.; Blue Nile and Blue Nile Bridge; White Nile Bridge; Port Sudan: views of town; Mosque; Public garden; Wadi-Halfa: River view; street scene, Market, People: Battaheen Arabs; Man; Children Subjects and Indexing Terms Angelo H. Capato, Khartoum D. P. Chryssides, Port Sudan G.N. Morhig, English Pharmacy, Khartoum Gordon Stationery, Khartoum Lichtenstern & Harari, Cairo M. Venieris, Khartoum Sudan Railways Sudan Times Tropical Photo Stores, Karakashian Bris., Khartoum Architecture, colonial Bridges Gardens Indigenous peoples Markets Military facilities Mosques Rivers Sudan

Series 26. Togo

Box 3, Folder 9 Togon.d. Physical Description: 3 postcards Scope and Content Note 3 postcards from Togo. 2 similar with image of beach and oil rigs. One of Beach Anecho Subjects and Indexing Terms Edition A.-A. Acelaise Librairie M.-A. Mayoux Photo G. Menant Beaches, Togo, Description and travel

Series 27. Tunisia

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 38 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 27. Tunisia

Box 3, Folder 10 Tunis n.d. Physical Description: 28 postcards Scope and Content Note These 28 postcards contain the following images of Tunis: Grande Mosque; marabout; artisanal boutiques; a cafe; prisoners wearing chains; Lycee Carnot; Cathedral; Palace of Justice; Post office, Marketplaces: Souk El Sekadjine (saddle-makers); Arab market; Arab coal market; Souk des Femmes; Souk El Attarine. Street scenes include: rue Sidi Ben Arous; rue des Etoffes; rue et Place Bab-Souika; rue Sidi ben Ziad; Ave. Jules Ferry; Le Square de la Residence; Place Anatole France, Avenue de Paris; Avenue Theodore Roustan; Rue du Pacha; Place des Selliers. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Edit. Victor et Sauveur Brami, Tunis EMT, LL Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo ND Phot. Photo-ateliers Baudouin, Marseille Architecture, colonial Cafes Markets Mosques Post offices Prisoners Religious buildings Street scenes Tunisia

Box 3, Folder 11 Bizerte; Carthage; El Hamma; Kairouan; Korbous; Mahdia; Medinine; Sousse; Thuburbo-Majusn.d. Physical Description: 15 postcards Scope and Content Note 15 postcards from various cities in Tunisia: Bizerte: Vieux Port, Carthage: Basilica of St. Cyprian, El Hamma: indigenous house, Kairouan: rue Saussier; doughnut sellers; marabout, Korbous: view; Mahdia: Post office, Medenine: street scene; Sousse: view; cathedral; Hotel Boujaffar; Thubarbo-Portique des Petronii; Indigenous tent (goubi); notary in his study Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP, EMT Editions Glatigny, Tunis Editions Photo-Africaine, Alger LL Levy et Neurdein Reunis, Paris Musee de Lavigerie, Carthage ND Phot. Archaeological sites Harbors Hotels Indigenous peoples Markets Panoramic views Post offices Religious buildings Street scenes

Series 28. Thematic

Subseries 1. Children

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 39 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 28. Thematic Subseries 1. Children

Box 3, Folder 12 n.d. Physical Description: 30 postcards Scope and Content Note Postcards with images of children, mainly of North Africa and subsaharan Africa. Of note: some of the postcards seem to show erotic or homoerotic images. One postcard shows a young girl lying down with a sign in front of her wishing "Happy New Year, 1913" Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo Collection generale Fortier, Dakar Collection L. Martin Edition LY, Editions Hoa-Qui, Paris Ern. Thill, Brussels G.N. Morhig, Publisher, English Pharmacy, Khartoum LL Lehnert & Landrock Photo-Home, Leopoldville Procure des Missions "Chine-Ceylan-Madagascar" Societe des Missions Evangeliques, Paris Africans Arabs Children

Subseries 2. Foods and Restaurants

Box 3, Folder 13 Desert scenes, oases, oueds, caravansn.d. Physical Description: 50 postcards Scope and Content Note Postcards showing various views and activities in the Sahara Desert. Organized according to the following themes: dunes; caravans and camels; oeuds (springs in the desert); oasis; palm forests (palmeraies); seguias (desert rivers); marabouts Subjects and Indexing Terms A. Jouve, phot., Algiers ADIA. Nice Agenda P.L.M. CAP Collection Ideale, P.S. Edit. Aracil Edit. Horizons de France Edition Maurice Maure, Biskra EMT Levy & Neurdein Reunis, Paris LL ND Phot Camels Caravans Deserts Dunes Indigenous peoples Oases Panoramic views

Subseries 3. Desert Scenes

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 40 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 28. Thematic Subseries 3. Desert Scenes

Box 3, Folder 13 Food and restaurantsn.d. Physical Description: 4 postcards Scope and Content Note Four postcards showing various "food scenes" in North Africa. Images include: Women making couscous; a "cafe maure"; a "cafe arabe"; an Arab restaurant Subjects and Indexing Terms LL Lichtenstern & Harari, Cairo ND phot. Cafes Food Restaurants

Subseries 4. Men and Occupations

Box 3, Folder 15 Men and occupationsn.d. Physical Description: 24 postcards Scope and Content Note These postcards contain both "typical" images of men and images depicting various occupations. Most are from North Africa and Egypt. Images include: African warrior; an Arab sheik; rural Arabs; water porters from the M'zab and elsewhere; Sais; Arab merchants; lemonade sellers; donkey boys; olive oil mill; farmer; snake keepers; camel keepers; goat herders. Subjects and Indexing Terms A.C. Broggini, Milan and Cairo Anciens Etab. Neurdein et Cie., Paris CAP Collection Ideale P.S. E. D'amico, editeur, Tunis Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo Levy Fils & Cie., Paris Lichtenstern & Harari, Cairo R. Prouho Camels Donkeys Farmers Goats Indigenous peoples Lemonade sellers Men Merchants Snakes Water carriers

Subseries 5. Missionaries

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Box 3, Folder 16 Missionariesn.d. Physical Description: 14 postcards Scope and Content Note These postcards were all published by missionary orders. Some depict the missionary work itself, while others show the terrain. From L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi: in the Canadian north; 2 young Eskimos; Hospital of the Soeurs de St-Joseph de l'Apparition in Mateur, Tunisia; Soeurs Bleues de Castres, Libreville, Congo; young Christian couples, Congo; meeting of 2 missionaries, Madagascar; class in orphanage, Asia; catechism, Oceania. Other images include: "virgin forest"; Mhonda waterfalls; coconut trees; travelling nuns; travelling missionaries; church in the wilderness. Subjects and Indexing Terms Congregation des Filles de la Croix de Liege Fides Photo. Helio Braun, Paris L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi, Paris Missions des P.P. du Saint-Esprit Phototype J. Bienaime, Reims Societeit voor Afrikaansche Missien Indigenous peoples Missionaries Religious

Subseries 6. Religion

Box 3, Folder 17 Religionn.d. Physical Description: 22 postcards Scope and Content Note These postcards depict religious rituals, primarily in North Africa. Images include the following: crowds praying in the desert; evening prayers; solitary prayer in the desert; reading of the Koran; mosques; marabout (religious person) in the oasis; funeral rites. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Collection Ideale, P.S. J. Geiser, Algiers Imp. Adolphe Trinchant, Toulouse LL ND Phot. Camels Desert Funeral rites and ceremonies Indigenous peoples Mosques Prayer

Subseries 7. Women

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 42 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 28. Thematic Subseries 7. Women

Box 3, Folder 18 Womenn.d. Physical Description: 34 postcards Scope and Content Note These postcards depict women, individual or in groups, apparently with the intent of showing the exoticness of Arab and African women. Many images of veiled women, or of women in stages of undress. Also images of urban indigenous women in European dress. Several photos also depict women working - washing, grinding grain; dancing; cooking; and farming. Subjects and Indexing Terms CAP Collection Ideale, P.S., Algiers Collection Z.F., Algiers Congregation des Filles de la Croix de Liege Edition "Au Chinois", Algiers Edition Fr. Vester & Co., Jerusalem Editions Photo-Africaines, Algiers F. & L. Costa, Tunis Isaac Behar, Port-Said J. Geiser, Algiers LL Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo Les Redemptoristes en A.O.F., Paris ND Phot. Neurdein et Cie., Paris Arab women Women Families

Subseries 8. Europe

Box 3, Folder 19 Europen.d. Physical Description: 6 postcards Scope and Content Note These 6 postcards show scenes of Europe (Belgium, England, France, Germany, Spain). Two especially are of interest: One showing a procession of Arab or South Asian men parading on horseback down a street that apppears to be in Europe (Paris?); one of a Somali mother and child on exhibit in a park in Germany. Subjects and Indexing Terms Edition L. Duparque, Florenville (Belgium) Lycee de St-Rambert S. Koefman Tobacconist, Salisbury, England V.B. Cumbo Colonial power Hotels Parades and processions Schools Street scenes

Subseries 9. Ottoman Empire and Middle East

Guide to the Colonial Africa: M0814 43 Postcard Collection, 1880-1980 Series 28. Thematic Subseries 9. Ottoman Empire and Middle East

Box 3, Folder 20 Ottoman Empire, Balkans, and Middle Eastn.d. Physical Description: 7 postcards Scope and Content Note These postcards are from several places in the Balkans, Ottoman Empire, and the Middle East. Ottoman Empire: Istanbul: panoramic views, Hagia Sofia Bosnia: Mostar, Syria: Aleppo: monastery of the praying dervishes, Afghanistan: caravan on its way to Peshawar, Pakistan, Crew of Arab ship (location unknown) Subjects and Indexing Terms K.G. Mehra & Sons, Peshawar Meisenbach Riffarth & Co, Leipzig Thacker & Co., Ltd. Boats Caravans Mosques Religious buildings Street scenes

Subseries 10. Miscellaneous Geography and Subjects

Box 3, Folder 21 Miscellaneous geography and subjects, unidentified locationsn.d. Physical Description: 14 postcards Scope and Content Note These postcards are from a variety of inadequately identified locations. Some locations, while noted, do not fit into present geographical categories. The subjects are as follows: Map of French West Africa; fishing boats on river; harbor; colonial street scenes; Zambesi: piano and seance; cotton cultivation; street with donkeys Subjects and Indexing Terms Imprimerie M. Lescuyer, Lyon McCorquodale & Co., London Phototypie J. Bienaime, Reims Societe des Missions Evangeliques, Paris Agriculture Architecture, colonial Harbors Indigenous peoples Maps Rivers Street scenes

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