cover image: Missionary father and others seated by a muddy pool, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Missionary father and others seated by a muddy pool, Congo, ca.1920-1940

A Catholic missionary father and several others are shown seated by a small, muddy pool. One of the men holds the bridle of a donkey. The back of the postcard is closely covered with handwriting and is postmarked and stamped. Printed at the bottom of the correspondence section is "Missionarissen van Afrika (Witte Paters)" "Missionnaires d'Afrique (Peres Blancs)" "7. In de lava-streek - Rusthalt bij het water (Opper-Congo)" "7. < obscured> region des laves - Halte au bord de l'eau. (Haut-Congo)"
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Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m64388
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Congo (Democratic Republic)
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m64388 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-024-0000-0145
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/385eb29d1ad765b10c2936762884fdd8

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