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Ilakaka viewed from National Route 7, Madagascar
2003-09-03
Ilakaka (Madagascar)
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.
View of Ilakaka, known as a sapphire "boom" town. Road sign entering town warns against cholera outbreak, written in Malagasy language. It reads "Ady Atao Amin Ny Kolera. Tiako Ny Fahadiovana. Fisorohana Tsara indrindra antoky ny fahasalamania loharanom pahafinaretana." In English, this translates to "Fighting cholera through cleanliness. The best way to promote health and well-being." Original Carousel 18, slide 53.
- Collection
- Michael and Linda Doochin Collection
- Archival grouping
- Michael and Linda Doochin Collection / Madagascar / Isalo to Ifaty
- Catalog date
- 2003-09-03
- Recorded places
- Ilakaka (Madagascar)
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Doochin, Michael D.; Kartoz-Doochin, Linda
- Format and extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2239
Collection: Michael and Linda Doochin Collection