Young girls gathered outdoors on their day of baptism, Congo, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Young girls gathered outdoors on their day of baptism, Congo, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Congo, Africa
Description: A number of young girls are shown standing outdoors before a thatch-roofed building, each wearing a dress and an amulet. The back of the postcard has a few lines of handwriting on it, and printed on it is "10. Les filleules de marraines belges au jour de leur bapteme. Mission des Soerus de l'Union au S. C. Gingungi a/Lukula, Kwango. Maison-mere a Hougaerde, pres Tirlemont."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Call Number: RG 101
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 35

Access: Public
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