Object Details
Creator
Richard
Comptoir Photographique G Bodemer (Majunga)
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, "S. O. Madagascar - Scenes of Malagasy Life - Hair Dressing Salon." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 25 March 1910."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Comptoir Photographique G Bodemer - Majunga. / Cliché Richard."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Melle Ernestine Adenet. 142 Faubourg St. Antoine Paris France."
Original hand-written text on recto, "20 March 1910. Hurt wrist aside, it is in good health."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-05-15
Exhibitions Note
"The Field's Edge: Agency, Body and African Lens," held by the Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida, 2002-2003.
Local Note
temp 117
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Topic
Body arts
Hairstyles -- Africa
Portrait photography -- Africa
Costume -- Africa
Body marking -- Africa
Women
Creator
Richard
Comptoir Photographique G Bodemer (Majunga)
Culture
Malagasy people
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1910
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0314
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088163-4