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Rencontre de deux Missionnaires dans la forêt

ca. 1905

Africa; Madagascar

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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, "Meeting of two missionaries in the forest." Printed text on verso reads: "Procure des Missions / Bulletin 'Chine, Ceylan, Madagascar' / Lille, 73, rud des Stations / Téléph. 6042; Ch. Post. 134 / Phototypie - 49. rue de Canteleu. Lille." Items EEPA MG-39-03 and EEPA MG-39-04 are duplicate postcards.

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Catalog date
ca. 1905
Recorded places
Africa; Madagascar
Recorded subjects
Missionaries; Portrait photography -- Africa; Forests; Men
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2094

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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