Palace of the Sultan, Cameroon, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Palace of the Sultan, Cameroon, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Cameroon, Africa
Description: 4. Art Indigene: Palais du Sultan Njoya: Le Belvedere ("4. Indigenous art: Palace of the Njoya Sultan: The View-point"). A large stone building with many windows and arches atop a pyramidal foundation. Two men pose on the stairway leading up to the entrance. Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Procure de la Mission: 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xe)" and a printed address of the publisher: "Dillen et Cie Heliograv. 23, rue Oudinot - Paris" The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were a Catholic religious order.
Extent: 14 x 9 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 4

Access: Public
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