cover image: Panoramic view in five pages, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 1927-03-17

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Panoramic view in five pages, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 1927-03-17

1927

Panoramic view of Fianarantsoa. Page 1: Buildings, forest, park, pavilion. "Ivory, Tranon fokon'olona" ("Ivory, Community house"). Page 2: Buildings, trees, fields, mountains. "Krysset litt hoeiere enn kirken, der ligger nu min skole, ecole normale. Den bygningen nedenfor imellom traerne er ecole primaire deroppe. Temple brukes nu som ecole maternelle. Ivohidahy, Katekistskolen. Katolikernes kompleks." ("In the crossing above the church is my school, the Teachers school. The building below between the trees is the Primary school. The Temple is used as a kindergarten. Ivohidahy, the Catechist Training School. The Catholic complex"). Page 3: Buildings, roads, trees. "Bellevue-veien. Tranobriky. Ivohidahy. Katekistboligen. Masombahoaka" ("Bellevue Road. Tranobriky. Ivohidahy. The home for the catechist. Masombahoaka"). The church with two towers is the Catholic Church. Page 4: Buildings, fields, forest, mountain. Page 5: Fields, homes in the forest, mountains. "Tatt fra Ambonyavaratra hvor Groult og de engelske bor" ("Taken near Amboniavaratra (up north) where Groult and the English live"). Groult is a French Protestant missionary.
buildings roads mountains religious buildings cityscapes panoramas

Authors

Durgeat, L

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m6695
Dates
1927-03-17
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 11.8 x 82.6 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Fianarantsoa Madagascar
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Madagascar
Reference
impa-m6695 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-NMS-473-1650~1
Rights
Misjonsmarka 12, NO-4024 Stavanger, Norway Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University. Information is available at https://www.vid.no/en/historical-archive/ . post@vid.no
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d68cc58420db91cbfa7cdbda4c40089f

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