Dahomeans gathered at a small pool by the road, Benin, ca. 1900-1930

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Title: Dahomeans gathered at a small pool by the road, Benin, ca. 1900-1930
Published / Created: 1900-1930
Publication Place: Benin, Africa
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
DAHOMEY - Coin de lagune. ("Corner of the lagoon.") In a small pool of water alongside a tree-lined road, twenty-one Dahomean men, women, and children are gathered. Some children stand in the water without clothes; most stand along the edge of the water. Many large shallow bowls lie on the ground next to the water. Postcard issued by the "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Apotres - Venissieux (Rhone)."
The back of the postcard is blank.
Extent: 9 x 14.25 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: Missionary Postcard Collection
Collection/Other Creator: Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date: 1880-1950
Container / Volume: Box 6

Access: Public
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