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, "Sakafo - A Meal on the Grass." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tamatave, Madagascar, 14 January 1926."
Original hand-written address on verso, "M. et Mme Leblanc. 10 Avenue Duiel au 12 Pare de la Malmaison par Rueil S. ch. O France."
Original hand-written text on recto, "Tamatave - 12 January. My dear friends. This is joy. It is a boy. You guess our happiness of the birth of small Jaques. This is an adorable kid who grows well. His mother has already recovered. The father is very well who would have thought of this hair two years ago. We hope you are in good health. With our affectionate friendship."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-12-03
Local Note
temp 159
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Topic
Households
Portrait photography -- Africa
Domestic scenes
Men
Women
Children
Meals
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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. 1926
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0357
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_ref5658
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EEPA.1985-014
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088170-5