Indigenous nurses care for babies and their mothers, Niangara, Congo, ca. 1900-1930

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Title: Indigenous nurses care for babies and their mothers, Niangara, Congo, ca. 1900-1930
Published / Created: 1900-1930
Publication Place: Niangara, Congo, Africa
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
DOMINICAINES MISSIONNAIRES DE NIANGARA. - A la Maternite. ("DOMINICAN MISSIONARIES OF NIANGARA. - Maternity.") A missionary sister hands a baby to an indigenous nurse who sits next to a basin of water. Another indigenous nurse stands nearby holding another infant. Three indigenous mothers also occupy the scene, one standing with her child, another sitting, and the third lying down. Postcard issued by Mission Dominicaine du Congo Belge.
The back of the postcard is blank.
Extent: 9 x 14 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 8

Access: Public
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