cover image: Panoramic view of a village, Kakyelo, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Panoramic view of a village, Kakyelo, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Panoramic view of a rural area, with its church prominently featured. A group of people are standing amongst the thatched roof and straw huts. The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the mission agency: "Oeuvres de Don Bosco. Préf. Apost. Luapula Supérieur (Congo belge). Procure: Compte chèques 2719.01 - Werk van Don Bosco. Apost. Pref. van Boven-Luapula (Belg. Kongo)" The back of the postcard also includes the caption: "5. La pauvre chapelle du village de Shindaika. 5. De arme kapel van het dorp Shindaïka." ("The poor village chapel Shindaika")
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Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m57147
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 13.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Congo (Democratic Republic)
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m57147 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-021-0000-0115
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/bb4a32fae2fbaab96e3e1c52d7a8aab4

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