The Queen Enjoys a Joke with Haile Selassie
State Visit of H. M. the Queen and Prince Philip to Ethiopia
Photo shows: H. M. the Queen enjoys a joke with the Emperor Haile Selassie when they attended a great Children's Rally held in the Haile Selassie Stadium at Addis Ababa.
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
The Sakuye Tribe
The Sakuye tribe lives in the Boran region of Abyssinia. This region lies on the Abyssinia- Kenya. Italian Somaliland border and most of the tribes are warlike.
Photopress London
The War's Modern Influence in Abyssinia
One of the effects of the Italo-Abyssinian war is the influence of modern clothes and habits on many of the natives. Here is a native at Dessie, headquarters of the northern army, carrying his topee in one hand, and a brief case in the other, on h...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
Trekking in Abyssinia
In 1912 the contributor of the photographs, reproduced on this and the three following pages, trekked by camel caravan from the border of British Somaliland to the Arussi mountains of Abyssinia, passing, on his way, through Jigjiga, Harrar and the...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Walking through Deserts
(Left) Ethiopians are walking through deserts to Sudan, searching for food.
(Right) A mother worried about not having a drop of water for her hunger-stricken, crying child.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Women of Abyssinia Collect Funds
Latest photos from Abyssinia.
The women of Abyssinia collect funds, after a meeting of the Patriotic Club at Addis Ababa, for the defence of their country.
Keystone View Company
Women of Ethiopia
Ethiopia, today, is ravaged by famine. But custom prevents thousands of women from growing the drought-resistant crops which the men no longer cultivate.
UNICEF
Workers Strive for Better Sugar-cane Production
The harvest of the 7000-hectare sugar-cane fields situated 120 kilometers away from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is exceptional this year. The photo shows the happy Ethiopian farmers enjoying a short break. There are about 6,000 farmers working in the f...
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Workers Support the Military Council
Snapshot during an anti-imperialist mass rally in Addis Ababa in March 1977 with 500,000 people participating: As a sign of confidence a representative of the Ethiopian farmers presents a spear to Colonel General Mengistu Haile-Mariam (left), Chai...
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