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Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Date:
ca. 1927
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Life in Madagascar - Betsimisaraka woman from the coast."
Original hand-written text on recto, "28/7/1927. My dear Mimi. Paul Spigot going to L'Accapte Saturday has agreed to bring you a small package. If he does not bring it to you at Mme Saint Lioun's, you will go and see at Mme Lapierre's. Your letter has pleased me greatly. I thought you were no longer thinking of us. Have you sent a card to Mme L. Here nothing new - daddy and George are fine and will write you a note that you will find in the [end of text]."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-20-23
Local Note:
temp 38
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Women  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 1985-149019
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78ca533a2-e6f6-4171-8278-0a63b46de739
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5531