cover image: First people to be baptised at Umunwanwa, Nigeria, 1921

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First people to be baptised at Umunwanwa, Nigeria, 1921

Black and white photograph of a group of six Nigerian young men and a Nigerian pastor in Umunwanwa, Nigeria. The young men carry certificates, which they hold up to the camera. The pastor holds a Bible. The caption to this photograph reads: "First people to be baptised at Umunwanwa, 1921." This photograph was pasted into one of a series of exercise book albums created by Emily Godfrey, Matron of the Ama Achara Methodist Hospital, run by the Methodist Missionary Society.
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Authors

Emily Godfrey

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-77744
Date published
1916/1926
Dates
1916/1926
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Place Discussed
Abia Africa Nigeria Umunwanwa religious facilities
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
IMP-CSCNWW20-1-1-82.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/c2c6351cb62d96b202de6056036a0373