cover image: Washing at the stream, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Washing at the stream, Congo, ca.1920-1940

“La propreté, c’est la sante.” Women and children are washing in a stream or pond. Two mothers use buckets at the edge of the water for washing clothes. The caption and following information are printed on the back of the card: Congrégation des Filles de la Croix de Liége. Congregatie der Dochters van het Kruis te Luik. Maison-mère. Moederhuis: rue Hors-Château, 49. Mission du Haut-Congo belge. Missie van den Belgischen Opper-Congo. La propreté, c’est la sante. – Reinheid is Gezondheid.” There is no handwriting on the back.
children water supply women general views

Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-80934
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Congo Democratic Republic of the
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
IMP-YDS-RG101-036-0000-0072.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/b47cc10dced48f283da1e1df6ccf7162

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