cover image: Portrait of two girls, Bafwabaka, Congo, ca.1920-1940

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Portrait of two girls, Bafwabaka, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Two girls wearing traditional clothing are posed for a portrait, one with her arm around her friend who is wearing a head scarf. The back of the postcard is blank and includes the caption: "Types de Jeunes Filles" ("Types of young girls") and also includes information about the mission agency: "Institut des Soeurs de l'Enfant Jesus a Nivelles- Mission de Bafwabaka (Congo Belge)" and also includes information about the publisher: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles."
girls indigenous populations exterior views

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14324
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 14 x 9 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Bafwabaka Congo, (Democratic Republic)
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m14324 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-019-0000-0048
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/53ba671abac97477857dddfb79322df4

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