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Elks Temple, Santa Monica

Description:
Exterior view of the former Elks Temple, or Lodge, located at the southeast corner of Main St. and Pier Ave. in Santa Monica. The letters "BPOE" along the cornice of each visible side of the building stand for: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The BPOE is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868.
Date:
[between 1898 and 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Elks Temple, Santa Monica

Itti Lokkosi

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music album and depicts a photomontage of Asaffaa Toshoomaa wearing a white button-up shirt with floral embroidery and brown pants; he smiles and stands with his thumbs in his pants pockets; in the background is a yellow and orange semicircle. In the bottom right is another photograph of Asaffaa Toshoomaa; he is wearing a striped button-up shirt, a black cardigan, and tan pants; he smiles and stands with his hands in his pants pockets. In the bottom left is a photograph of Saamii Abbakeebar wearing headphones and playing a Korg X5D.
Date:
2010
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Itti Lokkosi

Endale Abate

Description:
Poster depicts a photograph of a man, possibly Endale Abate, wearing a long-sleeved button-up shirt that is striped green and black; at the bottom is a small oval-shaped portrait photograph of a man, possibly Yishak Banjaw, wearing a blue collared shirt and a cream jacket; background is black, with small olive, chartreuse, and beige cube-like shapes enclosed in a curved brown border on the right.
Date:
2008
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Endale Abate

Umaree Alii

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music album by Umaree Alii and depicts a photograph of him sitting with his elbow on his leg and his chin on his hand; he is wearing a blue and white plaid Chaps button-up shirt and dark blue pants; the background is black with blurred orange lights. In the bottom right is a photograph possibly of Selemon H/Mariam in front of a mixing board; he is wearing a black jacket and has headphones around his neck. Contact information for and the logo of Mana Muuziqaa Kushatik is at the bottom right.
Date:
2009
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Umaree Alii

Kommee

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for the music album, Kommee, by Habtamu Lamu and depicts a black-and-white photograph of him seated with a guitar at his legs; he is wearing a beret, a button-up shirt, and jeans; the guitar body is digitally colored red; the background is black with a gradated white light in the center. In the bottom left is a color photograph of a man smiling and seated next to a keyboard and computer.
Date:
2009
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Kommee

Jaalellee

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a musical work by Haimanot Girma and depicts a photograph of her; she is wearing a gold necklace with large beads and a black short-sleeved blouse; to the left is the logo of Electra Music Shop and its contact information.
Date:
[2009?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Jaalellee

Harar, the living museum: the fourth Muslim holy city

Description:
Poster divided up into 9 geometric shapes showing images from the Muslim culture of Hārer. The signs in the pictures are written in Arabic. Some of the images include old texts, buildings, tombs, cemeteries, crafts, and religious paraphernalia. Background poster is white, sections are divided up by green lines.
Date:
[between 2004 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Harar, the living museum: the fourth Muslim holy city

Colorful... Ethiopia

Description:
A woman with long black hair sits in front of plants. She is dressed in red and purple, and wears a gold watch, earrings, and a nose piercing. She also wears a beaded chain on her head. Her chin rests on her left hand, which is propped up on her knee.
Date:
[between 1970 and 1990?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hapte Selassie
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Colorful... Ethiopia

Beautiful... Ethiopia

Description:
A woman wearing a black-and-red dress or shirt appears to be standing in a clothing booth. A metallic gold belt hangs near her, as well as some blue and red patterned cloth, and what appears to be multi-colored scarves are displayed above her head.
Date:
[between 1970 and 1990]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hapte Selassie
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Beautiful... Ethiopia

Best Amharic traditional songs

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music album by Chalachew Ashenafi and Birtukan Dubale and depicts a portrait photograph of the two; Chalachew Ashenafi is wearing a white button-up shirt and a white sweater, with a red, yellow, and green striped sash; Birtukan Dubale is wearing a white ribbed blouse or dress with multicolored patterns on the collar and sleeves; at the bottom right are two portrait photographs labeled in Amharic, one of a man in a business suit and the other photograph of a man beside a keyboard.
Date:
[2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Best Amharic traditional songs

Sensation VCD collection

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a video CD (VCD) and consists of a collage that contains photographs of the featured artists (Lucy Boyz, Abel Mulugeta, Dani Boy, Rasjany, Tokechaw, Michael Angaw Eagle, Sydney Salmon, Dawit, @thespeech, and Cool Habesha), the VCD producer Elias Workneh, the VCD editor Nati, and packages of Sensation condoms. Additionally, there are abstract shapes and outlines of women, flowers, and cityscapes.
Date:
[2009]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Abemealik Studio (Firm)
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Sensation VCD collection

Hengenye Ammayyu

Description:
Poster advertises a music record by Abbabaa Tamasgeena and depicts a photograph of him standing and looking at the viewer. He is wearing a short sleeve button-up shirt, jeans, and a watch. In the background is a another photograph of him in black and white. In the bottom left is a photograph of a sound engineer looking at the viewer while playing a keyboard connected to a computer, speakers, and a mixing board.
Date:
[between 2007 and 2008]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Hengenye Ammayyu

Mijuu Birraa VCD 2009

Description:
Poster advertises a video CD (VCD) and depicts a photomontage of the featured recording artists: Amiin Huseen, Tiyyaa Daadhii, Shumat Iddoosaa, and Giittii Daadhii. Background is red with leaf-like silhouettes on the right side.
Date:
2009
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Mijuu Birraa VCD 2009

Best Kebron collection

Description:
Poster appears to be an advertisement of a compilation music album and depicts portrait photographs of people, who are labeled "Josi," "Bereket," "Sami," "Efream," "Addisalena," "Kedest," and "Vedne"; the photographs are within double black line borders with curved corners; background is cream, with black borders and black vertical lines; an illustration of a book is under the alternate title.
Date:
2010
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Best Kebron collection

Let's use the "4Rs" of waste - reduce-reuse-recycle-recover/disposal and keep Addis clean!

Description:
Poster depicts the following: a photograph of a wide street in Addis Ababa; a green chart in the shape of an inverted triangle with dark green arrows pointing downward and labeled in Amharic with the terms for "reduce," "reuse," "recycle," and "recover"; background is yellow, with a patterned green border.
Date:
[between 1998 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Let's use the "4Rs" of waste - reduce-reuse-recycle-recover/disposal and keep Addis clean!

Konfiraansii Afuuraa Gudda Ummata Magaala Amboof

Description:
Poster appears to announce a conference on the Oromo dates Sadaasa 11-13 [possibly November 20-22, 2009?] related to religion and has text printed in white, gradated orange and yellow, and gradated blue and green on black rectangles; background depicts a photograph of a sky and a hilly or mountainous horizon.
Date:
[November 2009?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Konfiraansii Afuuraa Gudda Ummata Magaala Amboof

I.Y.C.-Ethiopia 1979

Description:
Poster depicts the following: a pair of hammer, sickle, and red star symbols at the top; the logo of the 1979 International Year of the Child in green and surrounded by three concentric rings in red, yellow, and green; eight photographs of children with captions about children's rights issues.
Date:
[1979?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
I.Y.C.-Ethiopia 1979

Pour enrayer l'ignorance

Description:
Poster depicts a black-and-white photograph on a green background of two men, possibly in military uniforms, standing outdoors, one of whom is holding a chart with Ge'ez letters and the other of whom is pointing to a letter on the chart with a stick; seated in front of the men are a group of people; behind the men are a wall, trees, and a hill topped with huts.
Date:
[between 1965 and 1975?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Pour enrayer l'ignorance

Yane Enegrshalehu 2001

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music recording and depicts a photograph of a man, possibly Yane Enegrshalehu, wearing a plaid button-up shirt, black belt, and jeans; the man's thumbs are in his jeans pockets; background consists of vertical red, dark red, and orange stripes.
Date:
[between 2008 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Yane Enegrshalehu 2001

Ati Nati Hin Jijjiiramne

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music CD, VCD, and DVD by Iyoob Yaadataa and depicts a photograph of him wearing a red and white plaid shirt and jeans; he is standing with his hands in his pockets. The background is white and orange.
Date:
2010
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Ati Nati Hin Jijjiiramne

Elet Yebel Endayerekes

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music album by Fasika Assafa and depicts a collage of the following: a photograph of a woman, likely Fasika Assafa, who is wearing a short-sleeve dress with a pink rosette at the bust and yellow stitching or embroidery at the waist and is holding a wrought iron object; a photograph of two men in Western casual attire who are seated; the background is dark blue with curved white, blue, and light blue lines and abstract shapes.
Date:
2008
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Elet Yebel Endayerekes

Mesemariya

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music recording by Derese Yohannes and depicts a photograph of a man, likely Derese Yohannes, wearing a red and white striped button-up shirt and tinted glasses; in the bottom left is a photograph of a group of six men.
Date:
2009
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Mesemariya

Aster Moges

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music album by Aster Moges and depicts a photograph of a woman, likely Aster Moges, in a three-quarter profile; she is wearing a pink blouse; background is black.
Date:
[between 2000 and 2008?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Aster Moges

Nuyi yommuu ilaallu gara fannoo Isaa

Description:
Poster depicts a collage of the following: an illustration of Jesus on the cross with two beams of light radiating toward his eyes; a photograph in a red border of a group of female church singers wearing white head coverings and dark robes with white collars and trim; a photograph in a red border of a blue building with a metal roof and trees around it; a photograph of a man in a striped button-up shirt and a man in a blue polo shirt; background is black, with gradated red behind the Jesus illustration and a red border on the left, illustrated with dark geometric shapes and an inverted photograph of the women's choir.
Date:
2010
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Nuyi yommuu ilaallu gara fannoo Isaa

Adika basketball day

Description:
Yellow and brown striped poster. Images include a basketball sitting in the middle of an empty court, a basketball, a silhouette of a player dunking, a half court shot with a cart of basketballs, a drawing of a man dribbling a basketball, and a basketball team standing for a team photo. Two of the men in the team photo are looking off to their left.
Date:
[2008 or 2009]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Adika basketball day

Asaph Worship and Gospel Ministry

Description:
Poster depicts a photograph of a group of men and women in contemporary Western clothing; one of the women is wearing a white shawl with multicolored stripes; some of the people are sitting; behind the group is a brown brick-pattern wall; background is blue, with abstract black shapes at the top and horizontal and vertical teal stripes intersecting at the bottom left.
Date:
[between 2009 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Asaph Worship and Gospel Ministry

Victory to EPRP

Description:
Poster depicts an illustration of a group of people in a boat who appear to be shouting; some are holding sickles and spear-like items as weapons; at the helm are a man in a head covering who is raising his fist and a person raising the flag of the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Party.
Date:
[February, 1976?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Victory to EPRP

Land to the tiller

Description:
Poster depicts a black-and-white photograph of men leading pairs of oxen with ploughs on a field; the background is blue.
Date:
[between 1965 and 1975?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Land to the tiller

...Hiliwinaw yissemagnal

Description:
Poster appears to advertise an album by Endalkachew Hawaz (Enawa) and depicts a photograph of him wearing a green sweater, white button-up shirt, dark green pants, and brown shoes; he is sitting on a guitar case and playing an acoustic guitar; background is white; producer and distributor details are on a green rectangle at the bottom.
Date:
[2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
...Hiliwinaw yissemagnal

Yetensae Geta Newe

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for an album by Pastor Belay Oma and a depicts a photograph of him wearing a suit and tie with a cane or staff in his hand; on the bottom are two photographs: one of Pastor Belay Oma possibly with Moges Lemma and the other of Pastor Belay Oma sitting and holding a guitar; in the background is a photo of him in three-quarter profile; background consists of abstract yellow, orange, and black shapes, with a brick design border on the right.
Date:
2008
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Yetensae Geta Newe

Amanannaa Koo!

Description:
Poster is an advertisement for a music album by Addisuu Waayimaa and depicts a photograph of Addissuu wearing a red jacket with white stripes and jeans; he smiles stands in a three-quarter profile, with his hand in his jacket pocket. At the bottom right are head shots possibly of the music composers.
Date:
2010
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Amanannaa Koo!

Amnishalehu

Description:
Poster advertises an album by Daniel Teklu and depicts a photograph of him in three-quarter profile; he is sitting, clasping his hands, and wearing a yellow or cream short-sleeved button-up shirt, red and tan striped pants, and a bracelet; at the bottom is a small rectangular inset photograph of a man sitting and wearing a white long-sleeved button-up shirt, with a keyboard behind him.
Date:
[2009]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Amnishalehu

Egziabeher Yebelthal

Description:
Poster is an advertisement of an album by Temesegen Markos and depicts a photograph of him smiling and sitting with his hands in his lap; he is wearing an argyle vest, a striped button-up shirt, and jeans; at the bottom are photographs of five men, possibly the album production team; background is red and consists of abstract shapes.
Date:
2010
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Egziabeher Yebelthal

Dassuu/Dawitee Abarraa

Description:
Poster appears to be an advertisement for a music album and depicts a photograph of a man in a black and white striped polo with his arms crossed; at the bottom left is a photograph of a smiling man in a green hat and green tank top.
Date:
[between 2000 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Dassuu/Dawitee Abarraa

Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia: annual planner 2009/2010

Description:
Poster has a blue border. Calendar is laid out not in the usual grid pattern, but each month has one line with the days lined up in a row. Sundays are marked in light yellow, and important days are marked in bright yellow. Calendar is superimposed over an image of the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia's logo, which shows a family consisting of a man, woman, and two children. The woman holds an umbrella over the family. The man carries the younger child with his left arm. The older child stands in front of the couple.
Date:
2009
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia: annual planner 2009/2010

We need--

Description:
A yellow-green poster. In the upper corners are a pair of older teenagers, a young man on the left, and a young woman on the right. Text is printed on seven scrolls with needs for Ethiopian teenage health counseling. "Youth friendly health service" is printed in a thought bubble emanating from a middle scroll.
Date:
[between 1980 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
We need--

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

View of the Venice oil field with the ocean on the left, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
View of the Venice oil field, a landscape of derricks, with steam pipes and buildings made of wood and corrugated metal at their bases, with the beach on the far left. Three men stand of the front porch of the foreground center building, with signs reading "Flynn Bros." and "No Smoking, Keep Out." Signs on the derricks read "Bergman Albright No. 3," "Pan Gulf Pet. Co. LTD, Hattie Weber Mabel [..]orner, Well No [...]," "S.L.R. Pet. Prop's LTD., J. T. Russell No. 1," "Pan Gulf Petroleum Co. Ltd., Venice No. 1," "Knox- Powell-Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 1," "Knox Powell Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 4," and "Ideaco."
Date:
November 10, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
View of the Venice oil field with the ocean on the left, Los Angeles, 1930