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Title
Statue of the Virgin Mary with child, Tunisia, 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 statue of the Virgin Mary and child is on a pillar outside of the Thibar Mission building. Priests in robes can be seen standing outside the building.
The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the Catholic mission agency "Scolasticat des Peres Blancs- Ste Croix de Thibar- Societe des Missionnaires d'Afrique (Peres Blancs)" and a caption: "Statue de Marie, Reine de l'Afrique" ("Statue of Mary the Queen of Africa")
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 14 x 9 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m13998 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG101-018-0000-0066
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m13998
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG101-018-0000-0066.jpg
Subject
Sculpture
Religious practice
General views
Time Period
1920/1940
Place
Africa
Tunisia
Source
YDS/RG101/018/0000/0066 [File]

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