Madagascar - Diégo-Suarez Une Famille malgache devant sa case

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Object Details

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Diégo-Suarez. A malgache family in front of their house." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Periers, 27 December 1912

Original hand-written address on verso, "Mademoiselle Madeline Hiol, Percefline de Periers, Manche."

Original hand-written text on recto, "Good wishes for 1913."

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7aa668fe7-a8c1-4c03-a1fa-cb4f5e29a8b6

Local Numbers

EEPA MG-20-11

Local Note

temp 26

Place

Africa

Madagascar

Madagascar, -- Antsiranana province, -- Antsiranana (Diégo-Suarez)

Topic

Portrait photography

Costume -- Africa

Textile fabrics

Households -- Africa

Family

Men

Women

Culture

Malagasy people

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Date

ca. 1912

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 1985-149011

Type

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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