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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.
Emperor Haile Selassie - A New Picture
Photo shows:- A new picture of Emperor Haile Selassie in his study at the Royal Palace, Addis Ababa. The Emperor posed specially for this picture.
Eastern News Photos
Emperor of Ethiopia and Well-known Journalist
[...] July 26th, 1935, the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia gave an interview to Paula [...] the only woman journalist in Ethiopia. Their conversation took place on the terra[...] of the new palace at Addis Ababa and lasted one and a half hours....
Eastern News Photos
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Clad in the familiar uniform and cape, and his Empress seated at his side, Emperor Haile Selassie stands before his throne during a ceremony at which gifts were presented to him to mark his birthday. The Emperor was born Jul...
United Press Photos
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...
Zentralbild
Ethiopia: Struggle Against Illiteracy
These children from the Kebele 23/10, one of the almost 300 residential districts in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, wait for the beginning of the lesson. About 1,500 girls and boys attend this school which is a tin hut for the time being. Less...
Zentralbild
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.
Ethiopians Mourn Their Dead Ministers
The scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian capital, yesterday as the funeral took place of government ministers killed by the rebels in last week's unsuccessful coup d'etat. In foreground are seen many weeping women, and in background, loyal Ethiopians c...
United Press Photos