The Awash Buffet

The Horn of Africa: 20th century postcards, photos & books from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia

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Skating through Harar, Ethiopia

Courtesy of @ethiopian_girl_skaters

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Addis Abeba Una dei migliori palazzi (Ripp. Vietata)

View of Addis Ababa Photo-Art, George Talanos, Addis Ababa

Two old post cards showing the Kevorkoff Store, build by the Armenian merchant Madig Kevorkoff in 1930, by which is a historical landmark of the old city centre Piassa in Addis Ababa.

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The Statue of Abuna Petros Photo-Art, Talanos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A 1950s post card of the Abuna Petros Square close to the old city centre of Addis Ababa in Arada/Piassa

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View of Addis Ababa

George Talanos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Two additional postcards from the late 1950s/early 1960s showing presenting two different perspectives on the same area around the intersection of Dejazmatch-Jote-Street and Cunningham Street.

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View of Addis Ababa

George Talanos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Four postcards, the first from late 1940s or early 1950s and the three other from late 1950s or early 1960s. All four postcards show the same perspective: from Dejazmatch-Jote-Street towards Cunningham Street.

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Djibouti - Les Grands Comptoirs Francais, place Ménélik

Cliché Bertrand & Co.  André Leconte, imprimeur, Paris

Colorized postcards from the 1950s, depicting shops at Place Menelik in the center of the old city of Djibouti. The photos were obviously taken on the same day from different angles. The small truck can be seen on all three photos.

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Djibouti Place Menelik

Doxiadis Frères - Djibouti T.F.A.I.

Place Menelik lies in the center of the old town of Djibouti City. A postcard from  late 1960s, pre-independent period, showing two French classic cars.

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Djibouti Territoire Francais des Affars et des Issas La Vieille Ville

Cliche J.C. Nouralt

A side street in the old town of Djibouti

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Djibouti Territoire Francais des Affars et des Issas L’Ancienne Douane Cliche J.C. Nourault

The port of Djibouti in the 1960s.

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Ethiopia Hotel Ethiopian Tourist Organization

A classic mid 20th century hotel in downtown Addis Ababa.

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Ethiopia - Massawa - Aerial view Veduta aerea Ediz. Foto Eritrea - Asmara

An old post card showing the center of the port city of Massawa from the air!

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Somalia 1968 #Vintage #memories from the peaceful past

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Ethiopia - Massawa

Ediz. Foto Eritrea - Asara

An 1960s postcard depicting the center of the Eritrean port city Massawa

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Tadjoura

Postcard showing the old port town Tadjourah in the north of Djibouti, also called “La Blanche” (The White One)

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Addis Ababa street scene, Ethiopia Photo: Ethiopian Tourism Commission

A postcard from the late 1970s or early 1980s. The shop in the background is አያለው ሙዚቃ ቤት “Ayalew Music Shop”

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Merkato Addis Ababa 1970 Ethiopia

(Source: Facebook Group Historical Photos from the Horn of Africa)

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Ethiopia - Addis Ababa - Yekatit square and Haile Selassie I university

Ediz. Foto Eritrea - Asmara

A late 1960s or early 1970s postcard showing the monument commemorating the victims of the massacre of up to 30000 Ethiopians by Italian forces on 19 February 1937. 

The building in the background is the Institute of Language Studies in the campus of the university.