Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

"Congo (Afrique equatoriale) - Monseigneur visite un poste de mission". Three Catholic missionary sisters and three missionary fathers stand among a crowd of standing children. The back of the postcard …

A missionary priest and a class of catechists are sitting and standing outside posed near a brick building. The back of the postcard is blank and contains the caption: "60.- …

Photograph of a group of Swiss missionaries in Elim. Sitting, second from right, Arnold Borel. In the background, a building. Photographie d'un groupe de missionnaires suisses romands à Elim. Assis, …

"Ecole de jeune filles à Abouri." The school headmistress or teacher is shown outdoors with her class at the mission girls' school. The women and girls all wear long dresses.

"Familles Bovet et Lenoir et Mlle Perrenoud" ("Bovet and Lenoir families and Miss Perrenoud"). Photographie d'un groupe de missionnaires suisses romands. Debout, Samuel Bovet et David Paul Lenoir. Assises, Mathilde …

Lars Jakobsen Roestvig was a missionary in Madagascar from 1874-1911. He attended The School of Mission and Theology 1868-1873. He received the St. Olavs Order in 1912. In Morondava, Madagascar …

"Workers at Market Services, Anàlakely, Tanànarive". Group portrait of missonaries and indigenous workers, including James Sibree and his daughter, Elsie Sibree. One of around 360 prints from various sources mounted …

“Leben auf einem Häuptlingskraal. Missionarsbesuch” (“Living in a chief kraal. Visitation of the missionary”). Nine men sitting on chairs, mainly in suits and with hats. Next to them two groups …

"Missionsstation Moschi mit Kibo im Hintergrund" ("Mission station Moshi with Kibo in the background"). The station in the center on a hill. A path leading towards the station. In the …

"17.mai-piknikk, Duru-falaisen". ("May 17 picnic [Norwegian national day], the Duru falaise".) Men, women and older children on picnic.