"Missions des P.P. du Saint Esprit - Cameroun - Premier bapteme en terre a Afrique" ("First baptism in the land of Africa"). A missionary priest poses with two children one wears an entire outfit of white, the other only a white and black robe around the waist to the ankle. The back of the postcard is blank, with printed information about the photographer :"Phototypie J. Bienaime, Reims" Postcard issued by the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, a Catholic order that sent missionaries to French colonies in Africa.
Authors
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m12283
- Date published
- 1920/1940
- Dates
- 1920/1940
- Format
- Photographs
- Pages
- photographic postcards, 14 x 9 cm.
- Place Discussed
- Africa Cameroon
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- Cameroon
- Reference
- impa-m12283 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-004-0000-0013
- Rights
- 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
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/7fb01fdb934448906b64902fb4a1063b
