cover image: At work inside LMS Press, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1930

At work inside LMS Press, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1930

View of men at work inside Composing Room of LMS Press. This print is one of a set taken by the commercial photographer Ramilijaona specifically for exhibition at L'Exposition Coloniale de Paris in 1931. Ramilijaona, who had begun working as a photographer in 1894, ran one of the largest studios in Madagascar, taking many family portraits against his trade mark classical backdrops. He was awarded a medal in recognition of his photography at this Exposition. He was also a politician and writer.
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Authors

Ramilijaona, 1887-1948

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m450
Date published
circa 1930
Dates
circa 1930
Format
Photographs
Pages
gelatin silver prints, 16.1 x 22.6 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Madagascar
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Madagascar
Reference
impa-m450 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-SOA-CWM-13-10-034-014
Rights
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Council for World Missions University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library docenquiry@soas.ac.uk http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8e66844bee3b19c7a46ed249ded329b8

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