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A view of Addis Ababa over the eucalyptus trees
The Times of Ceylon Press
Addis Ababa — Meeting Place of O. A. U. summit
This is a view of Haile Selassie Square in Addis Ababa with the Ethiopian Bank of Commerce in the background. This year's summit conference of the Organisation of African Unity (O.A.U.) is taking place in the Ethiopian capital from 5 to 9 November...
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Ancient Customs in the Country - the World is Watching
Abyssinia, the country the whole world is watching owing to the likelihood of war with Italy in the autumn, has many customs which go back for centuries. Here is an interesting picture of a picturesque Abyssinian chief who has just received a titl...
Keystone View Company
Ras Tafari, King of Abyssinia who will at Addis Ababa be crowned Emperor of Ethiopia surrounded by his principal Ministers. The coronation will be attended by the Duke of Gloucester representing King George.
Central Press Photos Ltd.
Ethiopia's Expanding Telecommunications Network
In Ethiopia hundreds of students are being trained at the Imperial Telecommunications Institute to meet the country's need for personnel to manage and operate the expanding network of communications. At the Institute, which was set up by the Gover...
United Nations Information Centre
Ethiopia: Housing Construction in Addis Ababa
Scaffold and cranes mark the face of the Ethiopian capital in many places between the boroughs Arat Kilo and Bihere Tsige. In the next few years, some 20 million dollars are planned to be spent on the growth of Addis Ababa — especially on flats a...
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Giving a gymnastic display with flags here recently, in honour of the State Visit by the Queen and Prince Philip, are Ethiopian girls.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
A recent picture of the Emperor of Abysinia, photographed in his study at Addis Ababa.
War Office Photographs
Haile Selassie with the Duke of Gloucester
Royal Visit to Ethiopia. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester seen enjoying a joke with his royal host, Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, in the Imperial Palace at Addis Ababa during his recent five-day royal visit to Ethiopia. The Duke o...
The Times of Ceylon Press