Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

"10. ̶ Madagascar. Sa Grandeur Monseigneur de Saune part en tournée apostolique." The Bishop of Saône is shown on horseback leaving the mission. The following information is printed on the …

"Maison Borel et maison des garçons" ("Borel's House and house of the boys") Photograph of Arnold Borel's house in Pretoria. In the background, in the distance, buildings and mountains. Photographie …

"Missiën van Scheut: Kongo. Monseigneur onderwijst zijn jongens vóór hun vormsel." A bishop in his vestments and miter is shown addressing a group of mission boys before their confirmation. The …

In front of a stone wall, a missionary father talks with an Egyptian man dressed in white standing with a donkey. The back of the postcard is blank and contains …

Photograph of a group of Swiss missionaries in Pretoria. Sitting, first from left, Arnold Borel. Standing, third from right, Ernest Creux. Photographie d'un groupe de missionnaires suisses romands à Pretoria. …

"Famille Bovet et Mlle Perrenoud" ("Bovet Family and Miss Perrenoud"). Photographie d'un groupe de missionnaires suisses romands. Debout, Samuel Bovet, assises, Mathilde Perrenoud et Georgine Bovet avec les enfants Bovet. …

Catholic missionary sisters are gathered outdoor with several dozen women. They sit before a pillared building. The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the …

"Die Kirche in Rutenganyo.Geschw. Häfner. Br. Stolz." ("The church in Rutenganio. Br[ethren] Häfner. Br[other] Stolz."). Frontal view of a church surrounded by trees. The Häfners are standing in front of …

"Evangelisation (Miss. Guth), Ostafrika" ("Evangelization (Miss[ionary] Guth), East Africa"). Missionary Guth and another European man with African brass band players and spectators in front of a round and a rectangular …

Five girls are outside tending to the garden as the missionary sister stands nearby. There is a brick building nearby where the girls are working. They are all wearing white …