“Congo Belge. ̶ Pesage hebdomadairc des bébé congolais. Belgische Congo. ̶ Wekelijksch wegen der negerkinderen.” Two missionary sister doctors or nurses stand at a table with scales for the weekly weighing of the babies. Two mothers are smoking pipes. The caption and following information are printed on the back of the postcard: “Maison des Chanoinesses de S. Augustin en Belgique. Noviciat: 80 rue du Canal, Louvain. Postulat: N.D. de la Paix, Eyseringen. Maison du Sacré-Cœr, chaussée de Menin. Roulers. Huizen der Kanonikessen van den H. Aguustinus in Belgïe. Noviciaat: 88 Vaartstratat, Leuven. Postulaat: O.L.V. van Vrede, Eyseringen. Huis van het H. Hart, Meenensdhesteenweg, Roeselare.” There is no handwriting on the back.
Authors
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-80900
- 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
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Reference
- IMP-YDS-RG101-036-0000-0038.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/7181e077158936f943bf306c4e095b70
