Cistercian monastery at Parakou, Benin, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Cistercian monastery at Parakou, Benin, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Parakou, Dahomey, Africa
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edge of the correspondence section is "Monastere Cistercien L'Etoile Notre-Dame - Parakou (Dahomey [Benin]) 1. Le Portail de cloture (de l'interieur).
The postcard depicts a gate blocking a dirt road. To the left, a low stone building can be seen. A few trees are visible in the background, and a portion of another building. Two men stand in the foreground.

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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