Missionary sisters with seated missionary father, Benin, ca. 1930

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Title: Missionary sisters with seated missionary father, Benin, ca. 1930
Published / Created: 1930
Publication Place: Cotonou, Dahomey, Africa
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Petites Servantes du Sacre-Coeur, Missionaires Catechistes des Noirs - MENTON (A.-M.) "Auxiliares des peres des Missions Africaines, 150, cours Gambetta, LYON 10, COTONOU (5 juillet 1930) - Au fond, le mur de l'eglise eu construction". Three white-robed Catholic missionary sisters stand behind a seated black-robed missionary father. A stone building's wall is visible in the background.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. A small stamp reads "Collection J F M". At the edge of the correspondence section is printed "Phototypie LESCUYER, 15, r. Remparts-d'Ainay, Lyon".

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 11

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