Missionary fathers gathered with villagers in front of a cross, Angola, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Missionary fathers gathered with villagers in front of a cross, Angola, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Angola, Africa
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Missien der Paters van den H. Geest Een groep Katholieken op Zondag in Angola Missiehuizen WERT-DONCK-LIER. Catholic missionary fathers stand beneath a parasol being held by a man. Around them are gathered several dozen villagers. Behind them, a tall white cross has been erected, and behind the cross there is a tall thatch-roofed building with a narrow banner hung above the doorway.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the bottom of the correspondence section is "Uitg. der Missiehuizen WERT-DONCK-LIER, ten voordeele der Afrikaanche Missien."

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 11

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