MARTINIQUE - Type et Costume Créole National Museum of African American History and Culture

The title of this French colonial postcard (GUADELOUPE. - Type n° 7) exemplifies the standard naming structure that categorized “exotic” native subjects in the form of ethnic and occupational “types.” Presenting the image subjects in this way conveyed the perception of them as “tame” colonial subjects capable of assimilation into European ways of life. The colonial postcard, popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, came to represent both the technological triumphs of western photography – in printing and mass production – and the political triumphs of European conquest and expansion. These postcards also promoted tourism to the French Caribbean, painting the region as a safe, favorable, and exotic travel destination.

GUADELOUPE. - Type n° 2 National Museum of African American History and Culture

Color, Caste, and Class in Martinque: Then and…?

My first visit to 'Le Pays des Revenants

26. - Type de Mulâtresse de la Martinique National Museum of African American History and Culture

Culture in martinique hi-res stock photography and images - Page 2 - Alamy

History of the French Caribbean Woman from Martinique, the poto mitan

Madras and Muslin Meet Europe

Creole fashion hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Martinique - Wikipedia