Object Details
Creator
Gerster (photographer)
Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on verso reads: "922. The Pool where baptism is performed at the church of St. Mary, Lalibela, Ethiopia."
Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."
Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamps on verso.
Items EEPA ET-23-13 and EEPA ET-23-14 are duplicate postcards.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4031
Local Numbers
EEPA ET-23-14
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Ethiopia, Āmara region, Lalībela (12.08333, 39.01667)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Lalībela
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Religious buildings
Provenance
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
Creator
Gerster (photographer)
Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)
Date
circa 1970
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2010-008-3846
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Paintings
Picture postcards
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.
Genre/Form
Paintings
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref4031
Large EAD
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087960-3