Album of people and places in Madagascar and on the journey to and from it [possibly taken by "H G", Herbert Grainge], given by [Mary] Griffith [nee Mary Hotchkiss]

FRAGILE PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN CONSULTING THIS ALBUM Groups include: "the members of my family in Madagascar", 1873; teachers and senior scholars of the Girls' School, Faravohitra, 1875. People include: Ramanampy, Rainizafy, Rafara, ?indianina, ?soanjanahary, Rahovelo, Rafara, and Raketanianga ("my f...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Madagascar/Photographs/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: c.1868 - c.1875
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Madagascar/Photographs/Box 3
Summary: FRAGILE PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN CONSULTING THIS ALBUM Groups include: "the members of my family in Madagascar", 1873; teachers and senior scholars of the Girls' School, Faravohitra, 1875. People include: Ramanampy, Rainizafy, Rafara, ?indianina, ?soanjanahary, Rahovelo, Rafara, and Raketanianga ("my family"); Rasitero, Razanabelo, Rasoanoro, Rasoanjanohary, Namatoa, Roseanaly, Razafimanga, Raketaka, Ravelo, Ramanandraibe, and Rafara (Farvohitra Girls' school); ?Miss Cameron and [Alice] Sewell [later Alice Thorne]. Events featured include: coronation of Queen Ravanalona II, 3 September 1868. Other places or buildings featured include: Tsingoarivo; Andramasina; mountains, Grand Riviere Bridge (near Mr McIrvine's house, 1869), Koenig's Tower, a bridge in savanne, suspension bridge, government house and wharf (Port Louis), avenue of Filao trees (?Makebourgh), Fort George, and Fort William, Peter Boothe, and gate of the Pamplemousse Gardens, Mauritius; Miantsoarivo; Amparibe; Ambatavory; Ambohimanga; the hospital and [James] Cameron 's garden gate, Analakely; the tomb of the family of the Prime Minister; encampment of the Malagasy in the "sacred plain of Imahamasina"; Ampamarinana; Suez, Ismailia [Al-Isma'iliyah], and Port Said [Bur Sa'id, Egypt]; Antsampanimahazo; Ambohijanahary; Avaratr'Andohalo; Bay of Naples and Pompei [Italy]; rice fields west of Antananarivo [Tananarive]; the market place (Zoma).
Extent: 1 album containing 58 sepia prints
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright probably expired
File number: 3
Format: Archive