Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

Mrs. Ramseyer is shown in a hammock style litter being carried over rocks down a hill. One porter supports the litter at each end while another man carries a valise …

"Mission des Filles de Marie de Pesches Bas-Congo." "Une classe de paiennes". A group of children are shown gathered in several rows outdoors, flanked by a pair of Catholic missionary …

"Madagascar - Cote Est - Fenerive" "Eglise Catholique un jour de confirmation." A Catholic missionary father moves with a procession of confirmation candidates as they depart from a wooden church. …

"Christen in Mbozi. Br. Tr. Bachmann." ("Christians in Mbozi. Br[other] Tr. Bachmann."). Group of about 55 Africans all dressed in white standing in front of thatched houses. The men are …

"À Bella Vista [Bela Vista]" ("In Bella Vista [Bela Vista]") Photograph of Swiss missionaries and two African men on the bank of the Great Usutu. The African men carry a …

"Lémana [Lemana]. Maison missionnaire. Mlles Larish et Lebel, M. Lenoir et Nora. Lucy Rosset" ("Lémana [Lemana]. Mission house. Misses Larish and Lebel, Mr Lenoir and Nora. Lucy Rosset"). Photographie de …

" 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 …

"Betsileo (Madagascar). - 18. - L' 'automobile' d'un Missionnaire." A Catholic missionary father is shown riding in a cart drawn by a donkey. Children stand nearby, and tall houses line …

22. ̶ Congo Français – Brazzaville – Les Sœurs de Brazzaville sous leur Allée de Palmiers.” The missionary sisters pose for their portrait in a street lined with palm trees. …

Tous Nos Remerciements." Two Catholic missionary sisters stand outside a brick dispensary, by a table laden with small bottles. A number of young mothers stand or sit around them, each …