Mission sewing class, Malabar, India, ca.1920-1940

Found In:

Yale Divinity Library > Mission sewing class, Malabar, India, ca.1920-1940

16718259

Description

Title: Mission sewing class, Malabar, India, ca.1920-1940
Published / Created: between 1920 and 1940
Description: “Orphelinat des Carmélites-Tertiaires indigènes. Traveux féminins. Weezenhuis der inlandsche Karmelitessen. 3e Orde. Vrouwenarbeid.” Young women and girls at a mission orphanage are shown during a sewing class. One young woman is making lace while another is seen embroidering. Two missionary sisters oversee the work. The following information is printed on the back of the card: “Missions der PP. Carmes Déchaussés sur la côte de Malabar (Cochin et Travancore. – Indes Anglaises). Zendingen der PP. Ongeschoeide Karmelicten op de kust van Malabar, (Engelsch Indië).” There is no handwriting on the back.
Extent: photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.