Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

"Baziya. Xosa-Frau mit krankem Kind. Es hat eitrige Wunden am Körper und eitrige Halsdrüsen" ("Baziya. Xosa woman with sick child. It has festering wounds on his body and festering neck …

Leprous girl named Fabienne with fruits in a basket on her head, in the hospital of the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society) in Ebeigne, Gabon. …

"A Baptismal Service, San Salvador, Lower Congo. Baptist Missionary Society Pictorial Postcards, 19 Furnival Street, E.C." A missionary father is shown in a river or lake baptizing a man. A …

"Manyok-morter, Bankim". ("Cassava mortar, Bankim".) Woman and girl mashing flour outside.

Schwester Frieda Wetzel (Gonja) mit wurmkrankem Kind ("Nurse Frieda Wetzel (Gonja) with child suffering from worms"). Photograph of nurse Wetzel in front of a house supporting an emaciated child. Elfriede …

"4. Missiën der Paters Capucijnen. Missions des Pères Capucins. Ubangi (Congo). Zwarte lachers. Jole congolaise.” Four children smile for their portrait. Three wear Catholic patron saint medals. The following information …

"Maison missionnaire" ("Mission house") Photograph of the mission house in Elim. A woman and a child of European origin are standing in front of the building. On the sides of …

“Missies van de Broeders van Sint-Gabriël. BONDO ̶ Belgisch-Kongo. Een les op Lagere School.” Children sit at their desks while another child places cards on a classroom board during a …

“Sœurs de la Charité de Jésus et de Marie, Gand. Congo. Jadotville. La Jeunesse respire la joie de vivre.” A crowded group of children at the mission in Jadotville [Likasi] …

A woman in a white habit stands outside a large brick building, addressing a gathered crowd of women, most holding infants. The back of the postcard has no handwriting on …