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Title
Orphans gathered outside a very large wooden building, Canada, ca.1920-1940
Creator
Unidentified
Date Created and/or Issued
1920/1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
A large group of orphans pose before a wooden structure. The boys in front have toy bows and arrows in their hands. Catholic missionary sisters are on the balcony on the front of the building. On the back of the postcard is printed "Missions des Peres Oblats dans les champs de neige du Canada" "Orphelinat de Fort Resolution".
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 14 x 9 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m68727 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG101-032-0000-0050
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m68727
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG101-032-0000-0050.jpg
Subject
Abandoned children
Housing
Group portraits
Time Period
1920/1940
Place
Canada
North America
Source
YDS/RG101/032/0000/0050 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Missionary Postcard Collection
Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, ca.1880-1950
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections
impa-m980

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