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Title
Children and families at the mission, Congo, ca.1920-1940
Creator
Unknown
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
"Missie der Zusters – Kindsheid Jezus te Inongo – Leopold II mere ̶ Belgisch Congo. Moederhuis – Nederpolder, 1, Gent. Onderricht der kinderen." Children and adults in clothing made of decorative patterned material pose with missionary sisters at the mission. The thatched roofs of two low buildings can be seen in the background. The caption and name of the publisher, "Ern. Thill, Brussel." are printed on the back of the postcard. There are several lines of handwriting in Dutch on the back.
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 8.5 x 14 cm
photographs
Identifier
impa-yds-rg101-045-0000-0161.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-84433
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-yds-rg101-045-0000-0161.jpg
Subject
Missionary work
Clergy
Children
Women
Group portraits
Time Period
1920/1940
Place
Africa
Congo Democratic Republic of the
Source
IMP/YDS/RG101/045/0000/0161 [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
image/tiff
impa-m980

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