Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

“Urambo. Hauskinder der Missionare” (“Urambo. House-children of the Missionaries”). 5 young African children dressed in white draperies, 1 with a broom(?). [The picture is yellowed.]

"Mballang, feriehus".("Mballang, vacation home".) Landscape with various vegetation. Shrubs in bloom, fuchsia coloured flowers. Arne Heggheim, Olav Heggheim, Else Marie Evensen Heggheim.

Photograph of Calvin Mapope with his wife and children. In the background, the porch of a building. Photographie de Calvin Mapope avec sa femme et leurs enfants. À l'arrière plan, …

"Die Kirche in Utengule. Geschw. Kootz mit d. kl. Stolz. Geschw. Kruppa." ("Church in Utengule. Br[ethren] Kootz and li[ttle] Stolz. Br[ethren] Kruppa."). Africans dressed in white, half hidden behind bushes, …

"DOMINICAINES MISSIONNAIRES DE NIANGARA. - La Lecon de Couture." ("DOMINICAN MISSIONARIES OF NIANGARA. - The Sewing Lesson.") A missionary sister teaches a group of nineteen indigenous girls to sew. Some …

"Rev. Oliver J. Griffin". Reverend Griffin and his wife seated on bench under tree. Griffin served in Lagos from 1897 to 1928. Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun …

“Ecole de Frères Maristes, Stanleyville. Entrée principale – Groupe de internes.” Students and the missionary father teacher pose for a photo at the main entrance to the Marist Brothers mission …

"EGYPTE - Pretre turc en priere." ("Turkish priest in prayer.") A man with a grey beard, a dark robe, and a dark turban kneels on a patterned rug in the …

"Vue du Paléron [Paleron]" ("View from Paléron [Paleron]") "Famille H. Berthoud et Mlle Grand" ("H. Berthoud family and Miss Grand") Photograph of a group of Swiss missionaries on a mountain …

Ethiopie - Dobba : Ecole de la Mission". Several black-robed Catholic missionary fathers sit among rows of seating and standing students. The youngest are young children, while the oldest are …