cover image: Indigenous minister, Samson Opam, Ghana, November 1923

Indigenous minister, Samson Opam, Ghana, November 1923

1923

"Samson Opam, Gold Coast" Portrait of indigenous minister wearing robes and holding crucifix. Copyright of commercial photographer, W.H. Selby. Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun in 1811 with Coke's mission to Sierra Leone. A second station was opened on the River Gambia in 1821, and on the Gold Coast in 1834.
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Authors

Selby, W.H

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2266
Dates
1923
Format
Photographs
Pages
silver gelatin prints, 14.7 x 9.2 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Ghana
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Ghana
Reference
impa-m2266 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-SOA-MMS-06-20-012-004
Rights
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library docenquiry@soas.ac.uk http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/0b423d2eb3a5b1bff70cd0fb2ea7e5ba

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