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Nossi-Bé - Une Beauté

African Art Museum

Nossi-Bé - Une Beauté
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Object Details

Creator

Grand Bazar Charifou Jeewa

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, "Nossi-Bé - A Beauty." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Madagascar, 5 December 1906," and " Villeneuve S. Yonne, 26 Dec 1906."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Charifou-Jeewa, éditeur, Nossi-Bé."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Madame Henrios, Villeneuve Sar Yonne, Yonne, France."
Original hand-written text on recto, "Merry X-mas and a very happy New Year to my 3 Dear Friends. Montage D'Ambre Diégo-Suarez 5/12/06 Still without news from my very dear Anne and our dear Colonee. I hope that no news, good news. I wish you from all my heart, very dear friends and to my childhood friend Jules, a new year full of happiness."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref5549

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7669df709-879c-4cb1-b570-2b73b901b114

Local Numbers

EEPA MG-20-41

Local Note

temp 56

See Also

Madagascar, Antsiranana province, Nosy Bé (-13.33333, 48.25)
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Place

Africa
Madagascar
Madagascar, -- Antsiranana province, -- Nosy Bé

Topic

Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Textile fabrics
Hairstyles -- Africa
Women

Creator

Grand Bazar Charifou Jeewa

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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. 1906

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 1985-149037

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
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.
EEPA.1985-014_ref5549
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7669df709-879c-4cb1-b570-2b73b901b114
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871088152-2

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