Diego-Suarez - Kermesse au Profit des Pauvres Ramatoas attendant la Bataille de Confettis
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA MG-23-14
- Local Note
- temp 151
- See Also
- Madagascar, Antsiranana province, Antsiranana (Diégo-Suarez) (-12.2787, 49.29171)
- Interactive maps
- Place
- Africa
- Madagascar
- Madagascar, -- Antsiranana province, -- Antsiranana (Diégo-Suarez)
- Topic
- Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
- Marketplaces
- People
- Children
- See more items in
- 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 1
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-0435
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Postcards
- Picture postcards
- Collection Citation
- African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- 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
- Scope and Contents
- Original caption reads, "Diego-Suarez - Bazaar for the Benefit for the Poor. Ramatoas waiting for the Confetti battle." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Madagascar, 19[??]."
- Original hand-written address on verso, "Mme Hélouis. Pour Madeleine. 134 Bis Avenue de Saint Ouens, 18 ème."
- Original hand-written text on recto, "My dear Madeleine, thank you for your nice letter which gave us much pleasure knowing everybody is in good health. We are returning next month and will be in Paris towards the 18th or 19th of April. We are grateful to you for your good care given to our two darlings, and we beseech you to accept our thanks and friendship. See you soon."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871088184-3
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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