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Title
Man outside a thatched house, Lome, Togo, 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
1. Fetiche Legba, protecteur des habitations" A man is standing outside a thatched house in a rural area. There are straw structures on branches surrounding the house. The front of the postcard contains printed information about the misison agency: "Missions Africaines, 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon- Vicariat Apostolique du Togo."
The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the printer: "Phototypie M? Lescuyer, 16, Ruedes Remparts- D'Ainay- Lyon.
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m13946 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG101-018-0000-0019
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m13946
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG101-018-0000-0019.jpg
Subject
Housing
Indigenous populations
Rural areas
General views
Time Period
1920/1940
Place
Africa
Togo
Source
YDS/RG101/018/0000/0019 [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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