cover image: Chief and his children, Kisangani, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Chief and his children, Kisangani, Congo, ca.1920-1940

A chief dressed in traditional clothing is standing outside with two children. He is holding a large stick in one hand and one of the children's hand in the other. The back of the postcard contains a handwritten note in French and also contains information about the mission agency and caption: "14 Ecole des Freres Maristes Stanleyville. Visite d'un chef a ses enfants. - School der Broeders Maristen (Stanleystad). Een opperhoofd bezokt zijn kinderen." ("Visit to a Chief's children")
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Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m15220
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 14 x 9 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Kisangani
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m15220 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-020-0000-0130
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/089a7ca0329f7648f7f5ea74d668b299

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