cover image: Group of old people and chldren, Assaba, Nigeria, ca.1920-1940

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Group of old people and chldren, Assaba, Nigeria, ca.1920-1940

"Assaba (Niger) - Le refuge de vieillards" ("The shelter of the old") A group of elderly woman dressed in traditional clothing are standing posed outside with a missionary sister. There is also a group of small children sitting on the ground in front of the missionary sister. There is also information about the mission agency: "Congrégation des Soeurs de N.-D. des Apotres pour les Missions Africaines - Vénissieux (Rhône). The back of the postcard contains a handwritten note.
women clergy indigenous populations group portraits

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m57744
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 8.5 x 13.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Assaba Nigeria
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
impa-m57744 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-009-0000-0012
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/4b0a35cb669bede6d392800eca7ccb7e

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