Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

A pith-helmeted missionary sister stands outdoors before a thatch-roofed building. Three nurses wearing red cross hats stand on each side of her. The back of the postcard has no handwriting. …

A Catholic missionary father sits outside a thatch hut, leaning in to show a crucifix to an elderly woman. A small child sits nearby. The back of the postcard has …

"Rungwe. Br. Klautzsch gibt Schulunterricht." ("Rungwe. Br[other] Klautzsch teaches at school."). Missionary Klautzsch sitting on a stool surrounded by African children holding slates in their hands. Two older boys are …

"Sonntag-Nachmittag in Gonja (Herr u. Frau Missionar Rother mit Kind, ein benachbarter Pflanzer, Missionar Guth rechts aussen)" ("Sunday afternoon in Gonja (Mr. and Mrs. missionary Rother with child, a neighbouring …

“Sœurs de Ste. Marie de Manur, Leverville (Kwango). Sisters of St. Mary of Namur (Belgium). Une missionnaire avec quelques petits nègres. A Missionary Sister with some young negroes.” Seven little …

"La Tour Rouge". Missionary stand outside house with wife and three Malagasy men. A Malagasy woman appears at an upstairs window. A filanjan stands against the wall.

"M. Benoît & les évangélistes 1912" ("Mr Benoît & the evangelists 1912"). Photograph of Mr Benoît with a group of African men. They wear suits and sit/stand in rows in …

"Rungwe. Morgensegen." ("Rungwe. Morning blessing."). Ca. 110 African boys stand with open books in front of a house with a corrugated-iron roof. On the far left one missionary. Cf. photo …

Amadi - Cuisine et buanderie- Keuken en wachhuis" A Caucasian man poses with several indigenous men outside a large brick building with a thatched roof. The back of the postcard …

"Leben auf einem Häuptlingskraal. Missionarsbesuch beim Oberhäuptling von Tembu-Land" ("Living in a chief kraal. Visitation of the missionary at the house of the paramount chief of Tembuland"). A carriage with …