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Title
The Mission at Kalomo Part 2, Kalomo, Zambia, ca.1941-1959
Creator
unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1950/1960
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
Abilene Christian University. Brown Library. Milliken Special Collections
Contact address or phone given here.
Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University, Box 29208, Abilene, TX 79699-9208; 325-674-2348
ask@acu.libanswers.com
Description
"1 and 2 are the buildings we are using now. 3 - The south half (50 feet) of new unit which we hope God will let us get finished and into before cold weather. 4 - just the top and chimney of kitchen and preschool classroom which is almost finished. Gladys and I are putting up the plastic board on the ceiling while bros. are in town for new baby. 11 tiny ones stay at our home til new house is finished." A labeled and numbered view of the Kalomo mission compound where Orville and Augusta Brittell, American missionaries from Churches of Christ to Zambia, worked. John Sherriff and W. N. Short, American missionaries from Churches of Christ, began the mission in 1922. Orville Brittell joined them in 1939 and married Augusta Scott, daughter of George and O. R. Scott who were also missionaries from Churches of Christ who worked at the mission station.
Type
image
Format
photographic print
photographs
Identifier
IMPA-ACU-JL-20-M1-008.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-91079
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMPA-ACU-JL-20-M1-008.jpg
Subject
Brittell, Orville
Brittell, Augusta
Buildings
Churches
Housing
Schools
Religious communities
Humanitarian assistance
Exterior views
Time Period
1950/1960
Place
Kalomo Mission
Source
ACU/JL/20/M1/8 [File]
Relation
Abilene Christian University. Brown Library. Milliken Special Collections
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Jimmie Lovell Papers, Center for Restoration Studies
Photographs from Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas, 1899-1969

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