Object Details
Creator
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, "Scenes Of Malagasy Life. Washing of gold in a pan [: Panning for gold]." Postmarked and stampted on recto, "Majunga, Madagascar, 27 August 1906."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Comptoir Photographique G Bodemer - Majunga."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Melle M. Bréchaille. Challet du Revetz Conflans Alles Ville Savoie."
Original hand-written text on recto, "Mademoiselle, I send you this card so that you see how the malagasys spend their life sitting."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-35-09
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Topic
Industry
Gold mines and mining
People
Streams
Creator
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., col., 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
ca. 1906
Container
Volume 2 MG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2056
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-1536871081657-1536871088197-0