cover image: Sleeping sickness, Inongo mission, Congo, ca.1920-1940

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Sleeping sickness, Inongo mission, Congo, ca.1920-1940

“Zusters der Kindsheid Jezus – Inongo, Belgisch Congo. Slaapzieken. Moederhuis: Nederpolder, 1, Gent.” Five patients suffering with sleeping sickness pose with missionary sister nurses or doctors and an assistant. Three of the patients have their feet bandaged and two appear very undernourished. The caption is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
clergy medical personnel medical treatment group portraits

Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-81107
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 8.5 x 13.5 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Congo Democratic Republic of the Inongo
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
IMP-YDS-RG101-039-0000-0091.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/1f8b21e207ba027db0003757091dc80c

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