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

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Description

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"

Collection Information

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

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
general views (AAT)
photographic postcards (AAT)
photographs (AAT)
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs

Access And Usage Rights

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Rights
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Identifiers

Object ID (OID)
11455834

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