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17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

Description:
A reproduction of the ceiling at the Debre Birhan Selassie church. Image consists of rows of heads right side up and upside down, surrounded by light blue, green, and brown auras or wings. In between each row of heads (three heads per row, alternating orientation) is a checkerboard type pattern of green, orange, and white. Border is white.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

Description:
A reproduction of the ceiling at the Debre Birhan Selassie church. Image consists of rows of heads right side up and upside down, surrounded by light blue, green, and brown auras or wings. In between each row of heads (three heads per row, alternating orientation) is a checkerboard type pattern of green, orange, and black. Border is black.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

Abstinence has a high failure rate. [inscribed]

Description:
Poster shows black and white photo of a man lying on his back on a couch and a woman lying on top of him. They are embracing and looking at the viewer with a surprised expression on their faces. Poster suggests that most people are not going to abstain from sex, so they should use condoms. It also states that religious people use condoms.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
AIDS Posters Collection
Abstinence has a high failure rate. [inscribed]

AIDS in the world. [inscribed]

Description:
Poster shows a map of the world and the numbers of people infected with HIV in the major regions of the world. It shows the total number of people infected, and then breaks down the information into categories of men, women, and children infected with HIV. There is also a bar graph of the statistics in reference to industrialized countries and developing countries. There is also a timeline visually displaying the growing numbers of AIDS infected people through the years.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
AIDS Posters Collection
AIDS in the world. [inscribed]

Are you negative about positives? [inscribed]

Description:
The poster shows a picture featuring 9 people who (supposedly) are HIV positive. All are smiling and looking happy. Below the portrait are the words: "Be Real. Respect. Protect. Each other. Next time you have sex, think about the thungs going on in your head-and his. Your life's important-so is his. ru4real.ca"
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
AIDS Posters Collection
Are you negative about positives? [inscribed]

Axum: Ethiopia

Description:
A person with dreadlocks or braids wears an orange robe and olive green head wrap. They might be selling souvenirs. In front of the person is a yellow and blue umbrella. In the background stand numerous steles, for which Aksum is known.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Gerster, Georg, 1928-
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Axum: Ethiopia

Black-and-white poster chiefly in Amharic depicting eight illustrations related to voting [descriptive]

Description:
Poster depicts eight illustrations in gray circles of the following: a group of four people sitting at a desk with a man standing beside them, three people in business casual attire standing beside each other, a police officer holding a rifle on his shoulder and a baton in one of his hands, a camcorder and a piece of paper reading "NEBE" with a check mark, a group of five people sitting in chairs, a man sitting in a chair with a thought bubble over his head showing a question mark and a pen and paper on his lap, a car and a piece of paper reading "NEBE" with a check mark, and a man leading a blind man.
Date:
[between 1984 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Black-and-white poster chiefly in Amharic depicting eight illustrations related to voting [descriptive]

Black-and-white poster chiefly in Amharic depicting five illustrations related to ballots [descriptive]

Description:
Poster depicts five illustrations in gray ovals of the following: a clock with the hands pointing to 12:00; a locked ballot box; a notebook related to voter registration with a finger pointing at a line and a speech bubble reading "1.2.3........."; three piles of ballots and a speech bubble reading "1.2.3........."; a hand punching a button on a calculator with a calculation to the right.
Date:
[between 1984 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Black-and-white poster chiefly in Amharic depicting five illustrations related to ballots [descriptive]

Bonded for safety, loaded to kill

Description:
Safety poster with two images. Top image: Man working with a pallet of boxes, standing next to a precariously balanced stack of boxes, ready to tip over onto him. Bottom image: Man on a scaffold laying bricks and drops bricks on man working below him.
Date:
[between 1977 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Bonded for safety, loaded to kill

Cholera/AWD treatment procedure

Description:
A flowchart on how to treat cholera patients, depending on the severity of dehydration. The Ethiopian flag is in the upper left corner. The World Health Organization logo is in the upper right corner.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Cholera/AWD treatment procedure

Conservation strategy of Ethiopia

Description:
Poster depicts a white circle with an illustration of hands holding a landscape that includes a mud hut, flowing water, an acacia tree, the sun, and clouds. Poster background is in green.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Conservation strategy of Ethiopia

Diplomat Luxury Furnished Apartments

Description:
Photos of the exterior and interior of an apartment building. Includes views of the dining room/kitchen, living room, bedroom, gym, reception area, balcony, and the front of the building.
Date:
[between 1990 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Diplomat Luxury Furnished Apartments

Don't mess up, dress up! [inscribed]

Description:
Purple background with yellow and light purple text. Cartoons of two personified penises. One penis has a worried expression; the other is covered by a condom and is smiling, winking, and making a thumbs-up sign. Lower right corner shows logo for Durex, a brand of condoms. Poster humorously promotes the use of condoms for safe sex.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
AIDS Posters Collection
Don't mess up, dress up! [inscribed]

Don't perpetuate FGM

Description:
Poster depicts illustration of four men and one woman pointing at three women. Two of the three women hold their fingers at their mouths, and the third holds her hand to her face. One of the three women is sitting beside a basket surrounded by four knives, and another carries a baby on her back.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Don't perpetuate FGM

Don't you think VCT is necessary?

Description:
Poster depicts an illustration of a woman talking to a doctor in the doctor's office; on the doctor's desk are materials for explaining safe sex practices and on the wall is a poster illustrated with an AIDS ribbon.
Date:
[between 1984 and 1998?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Don't you think VCT is necessary?

Down low [inscribed]

Description:
Poster is of a well dressed African American couple getting propositioned by a seedy looking African American male in gangster attire. Poster suggests that many people are in denial that HIV is so prevalent and ignore the issue. Poster states that doing this can be fatal, and one should get tested for HIV.
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Debenion, Kevin
Collection:
AIDS Posters Collection
Down low [inscribed]

Do you see what I see? [inscribed]

Description:
The poster shows 9 people, smiling who are (supposedly) HIV positive. Beneath the picture is the text:The poster shows a picture featuring 9 people who (supposedly) are HIV positive. All are smiling and looking happy. Below the portrait are the words: "Be Real. Respect. Protect. Each other. Next time you have sex, think about the thungs going on in your head-and his. Your life's important-so is his. ru4real.ca"
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
AIDS Posters Collection
Do you see what I see? [inscribed]

Election day - before voting begins

Description:
Poster consists of illustrations and text that describe how to set up a polling station. Poster background colors are yellow, green, and red, and the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia logo is in the top left-hand corner.
Date:
[between 1984 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Election day - before voting begins

Ethiopia

Description:
Image is of a drawing of an Ethiopian cross, elaborately latticed. The cross goes from purple to olive to green from top to bottom. The title is in green. The background of the poster is beige.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Description:
E.T.T.C. could possibly stand for Ethiopian Tourism and Travel Commission, Ethiopian Tourism and Trade Commission, or Ethiopian Tourist Trading Corporation.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Description:
Image is of a drawing of an Ethiopian cross, elaborately latticed. The cross goes from purple to red-brown to blue from top to bottom. The title is in blue. The background of the poster is beige.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Description:
The image is shot looking through a shadowed cross-shaped cut-out. Centered on the other side of the cut-out is an Ethiopian priest, holding a cross and an open book. He is wearing a white turban and light-colored robes and facing the camera.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Gerster, Georg, 1928-
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia

Ethiopia: 13 months of sunshine

Description:
Two Hamer girls sit, leaning against each other. One is looking towards the left side of the poster, face in profile; the other girl is partially covering her face with her hand, looking at the camera. Both are heavily adorned with jewelry: beaded necklaces, silver and gold bangles, metal arm and leg bands, beaded headbands. They are also wearing some sort of cross-body straps made up of what looks like leather and shells.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia: 13 months of sunshine

Ethiopia: 13 months of sunshine

Description:
An Amer girl (Hamer?) is shown from the shoulders up, looking to the right side of the poster. Her hair has numerous tiny dreadlocks, and she is wearing large metal chokers and metal earrings.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Vallee, P.
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia: 13 months of sunshine

Ethiopia: 13 months of sunshine

Description:
Mostly orange and black photo of a sunset over the Omo River in Ethiopia. Goose-type birds and three people carrying items are wading through the water, silhouetted by the setting sun.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia: 13 months of sunshine

Ethiopia: Harrar

Description:
Poster is focused on three Ethiopian women standing amongst others and trees. All women have their heads covered. The woman on the left is carrying a basket containing a wrapped object on her head, and her head covering is brown. The woman in the middle is wearing an orange head covering and bright blue dress. She is carrying a gourd in her right hand. The woman on the right is carrying a gourd in her left hand and a measuring cup in her right. The woman on the right is in the process of either adding or removing something from the middle woman's gourd with the cup.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Kyriazis-Zervos
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopia: Harrar

Ethiopian grain trade enterprise

Description:
Poster depicts elements of the Ethiopian grain trade, including a typical warehouse, transport, and cleaning facilities. In addition, types of grains and legumes are shown.
Date:
[between 1990 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopian grain trade enterprise

Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS)

Description:
Informational page in English about the Ethiopian Red Cross with the following sections: Historical Background, Organizational Structure, Services of the Society (Relief Programmes, Rehabilitation Programmes, Disaster Prevention Programme, Disaster Preparedness), Health and Social Services (Blood Bank Service, First Aid Service, Essential Drugs Distribution Programme, Refugee Service, Tracing Service, Service for Disabled People), Red Cross Youth, Public Relations Dissemination, and Training.
Date:
[between 1990-2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS)

Ethiopian rehabilitation campaign

Description:
Poster with illustrations showing (1) 2 agricultural workers in a field, (2) 4 disabled men in military uniforms including 2 men with amputated legs in an open area in front of a building, (3) a woman carrying a jug or parcel entering a wooden building and a man with a hoe carried on his shoulder, (4) a man in a military uniform using a sewing machine and another man in uniform standing at a conveyor belt or trough-like table, (5) a medallion with the feather end of an arrow between 2 mountains, a tree and a dwelling with a conical roof, and (6) a square image with a man carrying a parcel on his head (left) and a soldier with an amputated leg (right).
Date:
[between 1992-1994 ?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ethiopian rehabilitation campaign

Fanta orange: taste the fun

Description:
Five people, 2 men and 3 women, some holding bottles of orange Fanta, stand happily at the foot of a Lion of Judah statue. The background is orange and filled with bubbles.
Date:
[between 1990 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Fanta orange: taste the fun

Geared for production, guarded for protection

Description:
Three images on this safety poster, with arrows pointing at them. The top image is an aisle, with instructions to keep the aisle clear. The second image is a pair of gears. The third image is the same set of gears, but encased behind a safety cage.
Date:
[between 1977 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Geared for production, guarded for protection