Object Details
Creator
Maison Pierre Ghigiasso (Tamatave)
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, "Tamatave - Rue du Commerce."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Edition de la Maison P. Ghigiasso, literie, articles de menage, - Tamatave."
Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tananarive, Madagascar, 1909."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Mme Arnaleto Guérini Mercato Nuovo 3 Breseia."
Tamatave (Toamasina), a port town on the east coast of Madagascar, was home to the American consular office as well as all otehr foreign embassies.
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-30-39
See Also
Madagascar, Toamasina province, Toamasina (Tamatave) (-18.16667, 49.38333)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Madagascar, -- Toamasina province, -- Toamasina (Tamatave)
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Residential buildings
Creator
Maison Pierre Ghigiasso (Tamatave)
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
ca. 1909
Container
Volume 2 MG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2046
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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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088195-2