cover image: Missionary sister with girls weaving, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Missionary sister with girls weaving, Congo, ca.1920-1940

A Catholic missionary sister stands indoors with a small group of girls. Around them, partially-woven lengths of cloth are laid out on tables and hand looms. The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the correspondence section is "Le R. P. Laurent O.M.I. Procureur des Missions du Congo 37, Rue Soubre a Liege-C. C. P. 3596.79 sollicite de votre charite : Une priere, et, si possible, une petite offrande, pour soutenir les" "Missions des R. R. P. P. Oblats de M. J. au Kwango (Congo Belge)"
clergy handicrafts general views

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m60843
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-m60843 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-023-0000-0147
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/bb9b129ff60cb147eb33d04659879b12

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