cover image: Participants in the synod in Elim, Limpopo, South Africa, July 1914

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Participants in the synod in Elim, Limpopo, South Africa, July 1914

1914

"Synode à Elim. Juillet 1914" ("Synod in Elim. July 1914") Photograph of a group of people sitting and standing in rows in front of a building with a thatched roof. The men are wearing dark colored suits. The women wear dresses. On the right, Swiss missionaries. Above the entrance to the building, a banner with the inscription: "BIENVENUE" ("WELCOME"). Photographie d'un groupe de personnes assises et debout en rangs devant un bâtiment à toit de chaume. Les hommes portent des costumes de couleurs sombres. Les femmes portent des robes. Sur la droite, des missionnaires suisses romands. Au-dessus de l'entrée du bâtiment, une banderole avec l'inscription: "BIENVENUE".
buildings clergy indigenous populations religious buildings group portraits

Authors

Dentan, Jules

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m65447
Dates
1914-07
Format
Glass photonegatives, b&w
Pages
12 x 16.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Elim Limpopo South Africa
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m65447 [Legacy record ID]; impa-a-CHL-nv013-075-009
Rights
DM-échange et mission chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland info@dmr.ch
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/51a13d7bb77efbbecbf967c69b8ae3ac

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