Object Details
Creator
L. Smolars & Nipote (Trieste)
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 recto reads: "Festa del Mascàl (Crace) Cerimonia del fuoco - Il fumo indicherà da che parte verrà la guerra."
Printed text on verso reads: "Ediz. L. Smolars e Nipote - Trieste. / Proprietà riservata."
Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarks on verso.
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref4226
Local Numbers
EEPA ET-23-17
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Ethiopia
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Provenance
Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000207633; 20100729 EEPA 2010-025.
Creator
L. Smolars & Nipote (Trieste)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Condition
Verso discolored, creased.
Date
circa 1936
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2010-025-0101
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
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
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref4226
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087991-5