cover image: Missionary sister washing a child, Kasai, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Missionary sister washing a child, Kasai, Congo, ca.1920-1940

A missionary sister is outside washing a small child in a large bowl. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message in French and contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Zusters van Llefde van Jezus en Maria, Gent", and also the caption: "11- Kongo, Kasai (Ndekesha). Water, zeep en liefde!" ("Water, soap and love") The back of the postcard also contains information about the publisher: "Ern. Thill Brussel"
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Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14539
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 14 x 9 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Kasai
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m14539 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-020-0000-0036
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/bb51f1117b46f8522ee148d5ab7fda39

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