cover image: Young girls gathered outdoors on their day of baptism, Congo, ca.1920-1940

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Young girls gathered outdoors on their day of baptism, Congo, ca.1920-1940

A number of young girls are shown standing outdoors before a thatch-roofed building, each wearing a dress and an amulet. The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting on it, and printed on it is "10. Les filleules de marraines belges au jour de leur bapteme. Mission des Soerus de l'Union au S. C. Gingungi a/Lukula, Kwango. Maison-mere a Hougaerde, pres Tirlemont."
children religious practice general views

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m69598
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-m69598 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-035-0000-0162
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/7da657e1218c77a22ea5505464198f55

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