Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

University of Southern California

Selected items with African Origination


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USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

Father Eugène Sirlinger sits on a box, surrounded by several young boys sitting on the ground. Palm trees are in the background.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Fr. Schall. Fr. Burr" Two priests with beards and pith helmets sit and stand in a barren area of rocks.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Fathers at Kano. Fr. Burr. Fr. Schall. Fr. Sittler" Three men in shirts and trousers are standing under the verandah of the Mission house.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Fr. Sirlinger on his motor-bike" Father Eugène Sirlinger is seated on a small motorcycle.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Fr. Sirlinger travelling" A folding bed, folding table, and folding chair are set up in front of some huts with conical thatched roofs. Two native attendants stand nearby.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923

No original title. Candidates for baptism wearing simple white dresses and long shirts standing in a circle and holding hands. In the middle a smaller child standing. In the background …


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Fr. Sirlinger in Mission yard at Kano with Christian child" Father Sirlinger is holding a baby who is wearing a dress and hat.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

No original title. Candidates for baptism wearing simple white dresses and long shirts standing in a circle and holding hands. In the middle a smaller child standing. In the background …


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Samson Opam, Gold Coast" Portrait of indigenous minister wearing robes and holding crucifix. Copyright of commercial photographer, W.H. Selby. Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun in 1811 with …


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Aruscha - Kostschule: Knaben - Mädchen" ("Arusha boarding school: Boys - girls"). Group portrait taken on a lawn. Children dressed in European clothes standing in rows. Missionary Blumer in the …