Black and white photograph featuring a queue of Nigerian children bringing fruit and vegetables to the Ama Achara hospital, a general hospital run by the Methodist Missionary Society in southeast Nigeria. The head of Emily Godfrey, Matron of the Ama Achara hospital, can be seen in the background wearing a large-rimmed hat. Another European female missionary stands at the centre of the photograph wearing a pith helmet. the caption to this image reads: "S[enior] school children bringing fruit etc. to Hospital after Harvest Festival service. This photograph was pasted into one of a series of exercise book albums created by Emily Godfrey, Matron of the Ama Achara Methodist Hospital.
Customs and traditions Missionary work Religious activities Food Festivals Women missionaries Hospitals Godfrey, Emily (1884-1978) Primitive Methodist Missionary Society Methodist Missionary Society Group portraits
Time Period
1933/1942
Place
Abia Africa Nigeria Umuahia medical facilities: Methodist Hospital, Ama Achara
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