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Madagascar Fianarantsoa; Les Ecuries de la Residence
ca. 1906
Africa; Madagascar; Madagascar -- Fianarantsoa province -- Fianarantsoa
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Original caption reads, "Madagascar - Fianarantsoa. Stables of Residence." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Mananjary, Madagascar, 29 June 1906," and "Tamatave, Madagascar, 1 July 1906." Original hand-written address on verso, "Mlle Fernande Gasse. 69 Rue St Honosé Paris." Original hand-written text on recto, "So! You amuse yourself at being sick. I believe you are pretending so you can go for a few days to [?] to rest. It is so pleasant in this season that I understand this easily. Good health and affections to you.".
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1906
- Recorded places
- Africa; Madagascar; Madagascar -- Fianarantsoa province -- Fianarantsoa
- Recorded subjects
- Cultural landscapes; Architecture -- Africa; Stables; Horses
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2029
Collection: African Postcard Collection