cover image: Dedication of Ituk Mbam chapel, Nigeria, 1944

Dedication of Ituk Mbam chapel, Nigeria, 1944

Black and white photograph showing the dedication of the chapel at Ituk Mbam general hospital, one of four general hospitals in southeast Nigeria run by the Methodist Missionary Society. European missionaries, local chiefs, and Nigerian medical staff can be seen standing in front of the statue. The caption to this image reads: "Dedication of Ituk Mbam Chapel, Nov 1944. During Jubilee celebrations." This photograph was pasted into one of a series of exercise book albums created by Emily Godfrey, Matron of the Ama Achara Methodist Hospital.
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Authors

Emily Godfrey

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-77941
Date published
1939/1949
Dates
1939/1949
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Place Discussed
Africa Ituk Mbam Nigeria Uyo medical facilities: Ituk Mbam Hospital
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
IMP-CSCNWW20-1-5-68.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/5813f165a822aef30debd4fe04482417

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