Madagascar Tananarive; Le Gouvernement Général
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EEPA MG-30-29
- Creator
- Gallieni, Joseph-Simon, 1849-1916
- See Also
- Madagascar, Antananarivo province, Antananarivo (Tananarive) (-18.91368, 47.53613)
- Interactive maps
- Place
- Africa
- Madagascar
- Madagascar, -- Antananarivo province, -- Antananarivo (Tananarive)
- Topic
- Cultural landscapes
- Architecture -- Africa
- Buildings
- Creator
- Gallieni, Joseph-Simon, 1849-1916
- 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. 1904
- Container
- Volume 2 MG
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2036
- 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, "French Colonies - Madagascar. Tananarive - General Goverment."
- Original hand-written address on verso, "Monsieur L. Perrin. Baisse Bentrale Est 144 Rue du Faubourg S'Denis Paris."
- Original hand-written text on recto, "26 October 1904. This is the residence of general Galliéni, his family and his aids. In the park, fairly pretty, I give concerts twice a week. It is the meeting point of the ramarous beauties of Tananarive and of their friends. Good luck and regards."
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536871081657-1536871088193-3
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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