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Title
Missionary sisters standing by women with sewing machines, Congo, ca.1934
Creator
Unidentified
Date Created and/or Issued
1934
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
Two Catholic missionary sisters stand outdoors, next to a trio of women seated before sewing machines. Behind them, a thatch-roofed building and trees are visible.
The back of the postcard is stamped and postmarked, and is closely covered with handwriting. Printed at the bottom of the correspondence section is "Mission des Filles de la Charite Nsona-Mbata Missie van de Dochters de Lief de te Nsona-Mbata." "La lecon de couture. Aan het naalmachien."
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m62362 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG101-022-0000-0143
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m62362
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG101-022-0000-0143.jpg
Subject
Handicrafts
Clergy
General views
Time Period
1934
Place
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Source
YDS/RG101/022/0000/0143 [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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