Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Prisoners Four men with chains on their legs are facing the camera., and These are likely the ringleaders of the massacre.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Prisoners Four men on their knees are facing the camera., and These are likely the ringleaders of the massacre.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., DAHOMEY - Les vicaires apostoliques de la Nigeria occidentale, du Dahomey, du Togo et du Benin avec 17 Missionnaires, le jour du sacre du Vicaire apostolique du Togo en 1923. ("DAHOMEY - Apostolic vicars of Western Nigeria, of Dahomey, of Togo and Benign with 17 Missionaries, the day of the consecration of the apostolic Vicar of Togo in 1923.") Four vicars are seated with seventeen missionary fathers dressed in white., and The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions des P.P. du Saint Esprit - Cameroun - Preparatifs du Souper ("Preparations for Supper"). Gathered around a steaming pot, four women perform individual tasks in preparation for a meal., and The back of the postcard is blank, with printed information about the photographer : "Phototypie J. Bienaime, Reims" Postcard issued by the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, a Catholic order that sent missionaries to French colonies in Africa.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The boys are all wearing traditional Chinese clothing. At least one of them has a Manchu hair style., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Four young children are outside posed together. Thatched huts can be seen in the background., and The back of the postcard has a handwritten message in French and contains information about the mission agency: Oeuvres de Don Bosco. Pref. Apost. Luapula Superieur (Congo belge) Procure: Compte cheques 2719.01. Werk Van Don Bosco. Apost. Pref. van Boven-Luapula (Belg. Kongo). There is also the caption: "1. Groupe de petits amis. Poste de la Kafubu.- 1. Een groep kleine vrienden van den Missie-post Kafubu." ("Group of boy friends. Post of the Kafubu.")
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Four young children stand or crouch on the sandy bank of a broad river., and The back of the postcard is closely covered in handwriting and is stamped and postmarked. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Mission Dominicaine au Congo Belge. - Dominikaansche Missie" "Au bord de l'Uele."
"Drs King + Sloan" Frances Salmon King and Dr Sloan, wearing fur coats and standing in front of shrubbery. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
58. Congo Francais - St-Francois-de-l'Alima - Soeurs Franciscaines. ("58. French Congo - Saint-François-de-l'Alima - Franciscan Sisters.") Five missionary sisters dressed in white sit on wooden chairs and read or sew. A sixth sister stands behind them., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank.