cover image: First babies at the mission, Congo, ca.1920-1940

First babies at the mission, Congo, ca.1920-1940

" Congo Belge. – Nos premiers bébés. Belgische Congo. – Onze eerste negerkindjes." A missionary sister is shown holding the first two Congolese infants residing at the mission. The caption and following information are printed on the back of the postcard: "Maisons des Chanoinesses de S. Augustin en Belgique Noviciat: 88, rue du canal, Louvain. Postulat: N.D. de la Paix, Eyseringen. Maison du Sacré-Cœur, chaussée de Menin, Roulers. Huizen der Kanonikessen van den H. Augustinus in België. Novicaat: 88, Vaarstraat, Leuven. Postulaat: O.L.V. van Vrede, Eyseringen. Huis van het H. Hart, nenschesteenweg, Roeselaere." There is no handwriting on the back.
abandoned children clergy missionary work group portraits

Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-84388
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 13.5 x 9 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Congo Democratic Republic of the
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-yds-rg101-045-0000-0106.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/ae7b9e11fd878db042d63a9762fe7a11

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