Djibouti Collection

Man prepares his hair ready for his wedding day - Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1908

A Young Galla Girl - Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1908

East Africa - Djibouti - Place Menelik. Menelik I, first Solomonic Emperor of Ethiopia is traditionally believed to be the son of King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, ancient Queen of Sheba

Place Menelik in Djibouti City
Place Menelik with post office on the right in Djibouti City, north-eastern Africa. Date: circa 1920

Djibouti - Arab Woman in traditional dress Date: circa 1910s

Djibouti, East Africa - Young Woman
Djibouti, East Africa - A bare-breasted young woman standing in a strong pose. Date: circa 1910s

Fountain on the main square of a village in Djibouti
People gathering water from a fountain on the main square of a village in Djibouti, north-eastern Africa. Date: 1936

Native bazaar in Djibouti, north-eastern Africa. Date: circa 1920

Djibouti - Charcoal Depot at the Port. Date: 1920

Messageries Maritimes - Promotional postcard
Promotional postcard for Messageries Maritimes - a French merchant shipping company. Date: circa 1950s

Three young Somali Boys at Djibouti, East Africa
Three young Somali Boys (one with an injured and bandaged ankle) at Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1909

Djibouti, East Africa - A Young girl cleans her teeth
Djibouti, East Africa (then French Somaliland) - A Young girl cleans (the exact translation is " rubs" ) her teeth. Date: 1905

Djibouti, East Africa - A Young Serae girl (from Eritrea)
Djibouti, East Africa (then French Somaliland) - A Young Serae girl (likely (from Eritrea). Date: 1905

Harari Woman from Djibouti. The Harari People are mostly located in Ethiopia. Date: circa 1910

Djibouti Warrior, East Africa, carrying a rather fearsome knife, rifle and dagger

Islamic festival in Djibouti
People at an Islamic festival in Djibouti. Date: circa 1910s

Governors Palace in Djibouti
Side view on the governors palace in Djibouti, north-east Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Djibouti (a French Protectorate at this point). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

The Minaret of the Mosque at Djibouti, East Africa
The delightful Minaret of the Mosque at Djibouti, East Africa. Date: circa 1909

Djibouti, East Africa - Sellers of Animal Hides
Djibouti, East Africa (then French Somaliland) - Sellers of Animal Hides. Date: circa 1910s

Djibouti Fighters, East Afrca Date: circa 1904

Djibouti - East Africa - Governors Palace with the French flag flying in front. Date: 1910s

Djibouti, East Africa - Hairdressers
Djibouti, East Africa - Traditional methods of hairdressing. Date: circa 1910s

Djibouti, Two women water carriers
A very odd photographic postcard from Djibouti, East Africa, featuring two women of starkly differing physical stature. On the left is a small woman smoking a large cigarette

Djibouti, East Africa - Avenue de la Republique. It is nice to compare the difference between the colonial French mode of transportation

Djibouti, East Africa - L Hotel des Arcades Date: circa 1910s

Djibouti / Tadjoura
A wood near Tadjoura; animals watering at a pool

Adjudant Prat, Explorer
ADJUDANT PRAT French explorer with the Marchand Mission, crossing Africa from the Congo to Djibouti

Capitaine Germain
CAPITAINE GERMAIN French explorer who crossed Africa from the Congo to Djibouti, with the Marchand Mission

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