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

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

"Kano Mission" A low building with a verandah is set on a flat space amidst small trees.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

The wife of Commander Doelberg is shown with a group of young boys on a visit to the Shendam Mission


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

A text on the photograph says : "Mrs Christol wrote about him in the Petit Messager. He has grown since this time and he is an extraordinary and faithful guy."


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Entrance to the chief's palace, Shendom. All public plays take place in front of this entrance." A gate into a massive walled structure made of mud bricks is shown.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Nigerian Police" Two men in uniform pose for the camera.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Posaunenchor aus Usambara" ("Brass band from Usambara"). Group of players from Vuga(?) with brass instruments and a flag. The conductor on the left side. On the occasion of the redesign …


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"Dining room furniture made by Fr. Sirlinger" A table and chairs and ornate wooden cabinet are shown in the dining room of the Shendam Mission


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

"The Mosque of Kano" A tall building that slopes inward as it rises is set behind a mud wall with scalloped top.


USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English

The hut used by the missionaries of the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society) near the Ngunye river. Children who came for a fair are sitting …