Indigenous nun preparing a man for an operation, Djibouti, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Indigenous nun preparing a man for an operation, Djibouti, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Djibouti, Africa
Description: 3. - DJIBOUTI (Cote des Somalia) - Hopital - Avant l'Operation. An indigenous nun stands beside a man lying on an operating table. She holds a medical device in one hand, and covers the man's face with a breathing mask in the other. The procedure takes place in a tiled hospital room.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin is "Congregation des Soerus Franciscaines de Calais Maison Mere : Rue Eustache-de-St.-Pierre, Calais (P.-de-C.)"

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 13

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