cover image: Children learning the catechism, Ankoro, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Children learning the catechism, Ankoro, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Comment un petit noir s'improvise catechiste.- Hoe een jongen catechist wordt." ("How a small black says the catechism") A large group of children are sitting outside, while one small boy is standing, practicing the catechism. The children are sitting in an open area surrounded by thatched huts.The front of the postcard also includes information about the mission agency: "Missions des Peres du St. Esprit- Missien der Paters van den H. Geest". The front also includes: "Ankoro - Sacre-Coeur, Kataga-Congo, Ankoro- H. Hart" The back of the postcard is blank and contains: "Coll. Elslander.
children rural areas religious practice general views

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14279
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Ankoro Congo (Democratic Republic)
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m14279 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-019-0000-0019
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/0264b5638d3a3818cac25226e36c16f3

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