cover image: Students dance outside of a school, Hemptinne St. Benoit, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Students dance outside of a school, Hemptinne St. Benoit, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Missien van Scheut: Kongo. Op school. De leerlingen der missie van Hemptinne dansen een inlandschen dans." ("At school. The pupils of the mission of Hemptinne dancing a dance") A group of students dressed in traditional clothing are standing outside the school. They are mostly standing in a circle and people can be seen kneeling on the ground in the center of the circle. Some missionaries are sitting near the school. The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "Missien van Scheut- Postcheck. 1269.90." There is also information about the printer on the back of the postcard: "Drukkerij "De Beurs" Antwerpen.
indigenous populations schools general views fashions

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14416
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Congo (Democratic Republic)
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m14416 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-019-0000-0088
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/e0a8ed6012bccc18856e687991bb36ef

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