cover image: Children crossing a river, Kangu, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Children crossing a river, Kangu, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Three young people are attempting to cross a river. One is carrying an item on his head as he prepares to enter the water. The back of the postcard is blank and includes: "Eigendom van Scheut (Kongo) Propriete de Scheut." There is also information about the mission agency on the back of the postcard: "Missie van Kangu- Mission de Kangu" The back of the postcard also contains the caption: "Eene waabare rivier. - Une riviere gueable" "Kongo (Mayombe)"
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Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14525
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Congo (Democratic Republic)
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m14525 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-020-0000-0027
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/4410a8d31c7d0f93cef5bedfaded2055

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