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Title
Palace of the queen and surrounding buildings, Madagascar, ca.1900-1930
Creator
Unidentified
Date Created and/or Issued
1900/1930
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
At the top of a hill stands a large ornate building with three stories of high arched windows and a tower at each of the four corners. Leading up the side of the hill to the palace are many smaller houses and a temple-like structure with high columns.
The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title: "Madagascar - Le Palais de la Reine a Madagascar" ("The Palace of the Queen of Madagascar"). The back also contains printed information about the publisher: "Ste des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bd Arago, Paris".
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m12557 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG101-005-0000-0096
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m12557
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG101-005-0000-0096.jpg
Subject
Palaces
Exterior views
Time Period
1900/1930
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Source
YDS/RG101/005/0000/0096 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Missionary Postcard Collection
Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, ca.1880-1950
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections
impa-m980

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