Object Details
Creator
Societé Française de Phototypie (Châteaudun)
Mission de la Providence à Madagascar
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, "L'Ouvroir de Tananarive."
Translated caption reads: "The workroom at Tananarive [(Antananarivo)]."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Au profit de la Mission de la Providence à Madagascar."
Additional translated caption reads, "The small lark of the bush are very quickly acclimitised to the atmosphere of the cage because of taming, this Jesus the great charmer of souls who takes care of them...while fulfilling the true wonders, the small birds sing the praises of the lord and fight for the struggle of existence. What you will have done for the humblest of my people it is for myself that you will have done it."
Printed text on verso reads: "Sté Française de Phototypie - Châteaudun."
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Local Numbers
EEPA MG-40-01
See Also
Madagascar, Antananarivo province, Antananarivo (Tananarive) (-18.91368, 47.53613)
Interactive maps
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Madagascar, -- Antananarivo province, -- Antananarivo (Tananarive)
Topic
Missions
Children
Missionaries
Creator
Societé Française de Phototypie (Châteaudun)
Mission de la Providence à Madagascar
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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. 1905
Container
Volume 2 MG
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2095
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_ref5846
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871088203-4