<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Missionary sisters ride in a canoe with children, Benin, ca. 1900-1930</dc:title><dc:date>1900-1930</dc:date><dc:description>Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.</dc:description><dc:description>Sur les lagunes du DAHOMEY.  ("On the lagoons of DAHOMEY.")  In the midst of a river, three missionary sisters ride in a canoe with four children and a man who stands at the back of the boat with a long pole used for steering.  At least three other boats are visible, one of which is full of people.  Postcard issued by the "Congregation des Soeurs de N.-D. des Apotres pour les Missions Africaines - Venissieux (Rhone)."</dc:description><dc:description>The back of the postcard is blank.</dc:description><dc:format>still image</dc:format></oai_dc:dc>