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Title
Procession after a Christian marriage, Senegal, 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
Un mariage Chretien d'indigenes ("A marriage of indigenous Christians") The bride and groom are leading the procession away from the church near the river. The groom is in a tuxedo with a top hat and the bride is wearing a white dress with a train. A group of approximately fifty or more attendees are following behind the newly married couple. The front of the postcard also contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Mission du Senegal - (Congr. du St-Esprit)"
The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "Phototypie J. Bienaime. Reims
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m13886 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG101-016-0000-0115
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m13886
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG101-016-0000-0115.jpg
Subject
Marriage
Religious practice
Fashion
General views
Time Period
1920/1940
Place
Africa
Senegal
Source
YDS/RG101/016/0000/0115 [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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