Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

"Estera Radafy og Magne Strand" ("Estera Radafy and Magne Strand"). Magne Strand was Nanni and Ole Strand's son. Ole Strand 1887-1941, was a missionary in Madagascar from 1916-1941. He married …

Patrol of boys scouts of the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society), in Mahajanga, Madagascar.

De Schoolkolonie van Nieuw Antwerpen. La Colonie scolaire de Nouvelle-Anvers." "De schoolinderen spelen. Les eleves au jeu." Two groups of children play tug-of-war on an open dirt courtyard near thatch-roofed …

Jantje." A smiling young child's face is shown. A few cosmetic scars have been etched across the bridge of the child's nose. The back of the postcard has no handwriting …

"17.mai-tog, Duru-falaisen". ("May 17 parade [Norwegian national day], the Duru falaise".) Parading men, women and children with Norwegian flags. A larger flag in the front.

"Rungwe. Eingeborene vor einer Hütte. (Schärf)" ("Rungwe. Natives in front of a hut. (Schärf)"). In the background trees and a round thatched house in the foreground four adults and five …

"Missions des P. P. du Saint-Esprit Une heroine Africaine Soeur Saint-Charles de la Congregation de l'Immaculee Conception de Castres, apres 55 annees de sejour au Gabon". A Catholic missionary sister …

"Sam. Goliath mit Familie in Gnadenthal." ("Sam[uel] Goliath with his family in Genadendal"). Mister Goliath is standing with two of his children in front of him. His wife is sitting …

"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 …

"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 …