Catholic father at funeral, Congo, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Catholic father at funeral, Congo, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Congo, Africa
Description: A Catholic missionary father presides over the funeral of a child. The child is loosely wrapped in a mat, while others stand and sit around the body.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Dominicaansche Missie in Belgisch-Congo" "De missionnaris bij de kerkelijke begrafenis van een Negerkind"

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 23

Access: Public
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