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Title
King of the Basutos standing before a church, South Africa, ca.1920-1940
Creator
Unidentified
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 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
Missions du Sud-Afrique - Serie II - Le Ri des Basutos en visite a la Mission Sainte-Monique (Basutoland)." The king of the Basutos stands with several other men on the steps of a brick church. He and his attendants wear brimmed hats and western clothing. Around him, a crowd of others wearing traditional dress can be seen.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculee" "Oeuvre des Missions O. M. I. - 75 Rue de l'Assumption - Paris (XVIc), Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee, Revue Mensuelle 10 fr. C. C. 99-99, Paris.
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m61069 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG101-017-0000-0084
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m61069
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG101-017-0000-0084.jpg
Subject
Heads of state
Churches
General views
Time Period
circa 1920/1940
Place
Africa
South Africa
Source
YDS/RG101/017/0000/0084 [File]

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