cover image: Group portrait of female church members and male catechist, Nigeria, ca. 1910

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Group portrait of female church members and male catechist, Nigeria, ca. 1910

1929

"Group of women members and catechist at Iseyin." Group of women in traditional robes standing in front of fence. One woman wears western style dress. Men and childre to the side and people looking over fence. Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun in 1811 with Coke's mission to Sierra Leone. A second station was opened on the River Gambia in 1821, and on the Gold Coast in 1834.
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Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2328
Dates
1929
Format
Photographs
Pages
printing-out paper ,14.5 x 17.8 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Nigeria
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
impa-m2328 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-SOA-MMS-06-20-022-010
Rights
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library docenquiry@soas.ac.uk http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/da8a9f959998a4b452cf04034c50a72c

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