Girls carrying jugs on their heads, Rwanda, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Girls carrying jugs on their heads, Rwanda, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Rwanda, Africa
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Rouanda - Kabgaye- Jeunes filles chretiennes, allant a la riviere. ("Christian girls going to the river"). Eight girls are posed holding and balancing large jugs on their heads. A missionary father is standing next to the smallest girl. The front of the postcards also contains: "L'Afrique equatoriale"
The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, St.Charles Edition G.-L. Arlaud - Lyon. Repr. interdite"
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 16

Access: Public
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