cover image: Two children cared for by Mary Slessor, Nigeria, ca. 1910

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Two children cared for by Mary Slessor, Nigeria, ca. 1910

Black and white photograph printed onto a postcard showing two Nigerian children cared for by the pioneer missionary Mary Slessor, who worked in Calabar from 1876 to her death in 1915. The children wear smocks, and the smaller child holds a straw hat. This image comes from a photograph collection kept by Emily Godfrey, Matron of the Methodist Hospital run by the Methodist Missionary Society at Ama Achara, southeast Nigeria, from 1921 to 1944. Photographic material on Mary Slessor was sent to Emily Godfrey by a Mrs McCullough.
children orphans group portraits church work with orphans slessor, mary mitchell (1848-1915) united presbyterian church of scotland

Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-77999
Date published
1905/1915
Dates
1905/1915
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Place Discussed
Africa Calabar Cross River Nigeria populated places
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
IMP-CSCNWW20-1-7-3-5.tif
Rights
Centre for the Study of World Christianity Contact the repository for details. The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom divinity-CSWC@ed.ac.uk http://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/collections/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/aacc60c2fa6dcebc03d9d2015e5b1c62

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