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Title |
Group playing Malagasy chess, Madagascar, ca. 1913 |
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Description |
"Playing Malagasy chess". Man and woman play chess, seated outdoors. Woman and children look on.; Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) was the twenty-seventh governor of Michigan serving one term from 1911-12. He travelled widely and visited Madagascar between 1912 and 1914, publishing Madagascar, Land of the Man-eating tree in 1924. A number of the prints in this album are reproduced in this title. The album comprises of prints, mainly printing-out paper, either taken by or collected by Osborn. The album is inscribed "This album was made by natives of Madagascar. The bark of the "Tati" was used for the cover". |
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Subject |
London Missionary Society; Osborn, Chase Salmon, 1860-1949 |
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Subject (aat) |
group portraits |
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Subject (unesco) |
Indigenous populations
Entertainment |
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Geographic subject (country) |
Madagascar |
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Geographic subject (continent) |
Africa |
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Coverage date |
1910/1920 |
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Photographer |
Unknown, possibly Ramahandry or Rasolonjatovo |
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Publisher (of the digital version) |
University of Southern California. Libraries |
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Date created |
1910/1920 |
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Type |
images |
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Previous format (aacr2) |
printing-out paper, 12.5 x 17 cm. |
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Format (aat) |
photographs |
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Legacy record ID |
impa-m268 |
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Part of collection |
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960 |
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Part of subcollection |
Photographs of the Archives and Manuscripts Division, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, ca.1860-1950 |
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Part of repository |
School of Oriental and African Studies |
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Part of series |
Council for World Mission/London Missionary Society |
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File |
SOAS/CWM/LMS/MA/PHOTO/03/007/036 |
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References |
Chase Salmon Osborn. Madagascar. Land of the Man-Eating Tree. London, Hutchinson & Co. 1925 |
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Rights |
Council for World Missions |
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Physical access |
http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/ |
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Repository name |
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library |
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Repository address |
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom |
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Repository email |
docenquiry@soas.ac.uk |
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Filename |
IMP-SOA-CWM-13-10-007-036 |
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Archival file |
impa_Volume203/IMP-SOA-CWM-13-10-007-036.tiff |
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
