cover image: Print of M. G. Sishuba

Print of M. G. Sishuba

1913

A black-and-white photographic print of M. G. Sishuba. The center of the card has an image of Shishuba facing forward. He is wearing a bow tie and there is a pen visible in his breast pocket. Below the image is black printed text which reads [M. G. SISHUBA / A native of Queenstown, So. Africa, now study- / ing for the ministry at Roger Williams University, / Nashville, Tenn., under the support of Bethlehem / Baptist Association, Chicago, Illinois.] On the reverse, there is a handwritten note from Sishuva to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend of Roger Williams University.
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Authors

Unidentified, Melrose G. Sishuba, British, 1893 - 1964, Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929, Bethlehem Bapist Association, American, founded 1909, Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959

Collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Media Arts-Photography
Dates
1913-1918
Format
Ink on cardboard
Pages
H x W: 5 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (14 × 8.6 cm)
Place Discussed
South Africa United States of America
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
South Africa
Rights
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/cf28b14d92076a2368d836e5f30a3e40

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