St. George's Coptic Cathedral

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Object Details

Creator

Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Manuscript caption on recto reads: "St. George's Coptic Cathedral. Vatican of ["Pope"?]."

Typed caption on verso reads: "'St George Coptic Cathedral' the 'Vatican' of the 'Abuna' or Coptic 'Pope'. 'Some say' the original Ark of the Covenant containing tablets of ten commandments reposes in the Holy of Holies of this church - others maintian that it is the Axum (former capital of the Queen of Sheba founded in the days of Abraham) - Legend says the Ark was brough to Axum by Menelik, The I, son of King 'Sol' and 'Sheba' in 982 B.C. when for some reason he fled from Jerusalem."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo-Chante; Addis-Abeba / Satrox."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7abc1a759-84dd-4296-a739-42364fba9f20

Local Numbers

EEPA ET-22-04

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Ethiopia

Topic

Religious buildings

Architecture -- Africa

Historic sites

Provenance

Bryna Freyer Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Av., S.W., Washington, DC 20560; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-013

Creator

Photo-Chante (Addis Ababa)

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Extent

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

Date

circa 1930

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2005-013-0009

Type

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Collection Rights

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Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7abc1a759-84dd-4296-a739-42364fba9f20

EEPA.1985-014

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087981-1

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