Black and white photograph showing a speech at the 1938 Christmas celebration at the hospital at Ama Achara which was run by the Methodist Missionary Society. A female missionary, possibly the Matron of the hospital, Emily Godfrey, stands behind a table with a male Nigerian nursing colleague. Several European missionaries sit in a line behind the table, and Nigerian hospital staff sit separately watching the events. A small European girl in a checked dress sits to the right of the missionaries on a wooden stool. This photograph was pasted into one of a series of exercise book albums created by Emily Godfrey.
Customs and traditions Health services Godfrey, Emily (1884-1978) Hospitals Christmas Festivals Infants Primitive Methodist Missionary Society Methodist Missionary Society Group portraits
Time Period
1933/1943
Place
Abia Africa Nigeria Umuahia medical facilities: Methodist Hospital, Ama Achara
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