cover image: Female missionary with women and children, Lombolombo, Congo, ca.1920-1940

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Female missionary with women and children, Lombolombo, Congo, ca.1920-1940

A female clergy poses outside with two women wearing traditional clothing and their children. The back of the postcard is blank and also contains the captions: "Lombolombo - Wafanva. Mères et enfants sains de pères lépreux. Gezonde moeders en kindjes van melaatse vaders." ("Mothers and fathers of healthy children with leprosy") Vendu au profit de la Léproserie. Ten bate van de Leprozerie verkocht." ("Sold to benefit the Leprosarium") There is also information about the printer: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles"
children women leprosy group portraits

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m16055
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-m16055 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-021-0000-0099
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/98dca2a72a9f9b31726b5236e78c92c1

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