cover image: Elders of Sochi Church, Malawi, 1923

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Elders of Sochi Church, Malawi, 1923

1923

"Elders of Sochi Church, 1923". "Nyasaland". Group portrait of eleven elders of the Sochi Church with the Minister sitting in the middle. The Minister is wearing traditional church robes and the other men are dressed in suits and ties, several are barefoot. There is a brick building, with a thatched roof, in the background which is probably the church. The photograph is stamped on the back with the details of "M. M. Chisuse, The African Photographer, Blantyre, Nyasaland". ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
elders group portraits mission churches
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78688
Dates
1923
Pages
Photographic prints, 15 x 10.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Malawi
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Malawi
Reference
impa-a-nls-75640906-1.tif
Rights
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Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/72ec4785437a890c6d91825e522fe031