cover image: Mothers and infants clinic, Virungu, Congo, ca.1920-1940

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Mothers and infants clinic, Virungu, Congo, ca.1920-1940

“Haut-Congo, Baudouinville: Dispensaire de Nourissons annexé à l’Ecole de Puériculture et d’hygiène special.” Mothers and their babies pose outside the infants’ clinic which is part of the School for Child welfare and hygiene. Two missionary sister nurses or doctors stand at a table with medicine bottles. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Sœurs Missionnaires de N.D. d’Afrique (Sœurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie). ̶ Postulats: Andenne (Namur) Thielt (Fl. Occ.). Noviciat: Hérent (Brabant). Procure: Louvain, 13, Rue des Moutons. Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.”
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Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-81167
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Congo Democratic Republic of the Virungu
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
IMP-YDS-RG101-039-0000-0143.tif
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/d551728a3232c18021769cb211e93256

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