Indigenous boy, Kisantu, Congo, ca. 1900-1930

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Title: Indigenous boy, Kisantu, Congo, ca. 1900-1930
Published / Created: 1900-1930
Publication Place: Kisantu, Congo, Africa
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Portrait of an indigenous boy wearing a frayed shirt.
The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title: "Congo. - 2. Un jeune Congolais de Kisantu. Le christianisme a fait dans ce pays de grands progres, mais il reste encore des paiens." ("Congo. - 2. A young Congolese of Kisantu. Christianity made great progress in this country, but unconverted people still remain.") The back also contains information about the publisher, "Ed. Jesuites Missionnaires, 6, Rue d'Auvergne, Lyon," and the printer, "Imprimerie M. Lescuyer, Lyon."
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 8

Access: Public
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