The description of this slide reflects the way that Erdoes organized 35mm slides. Erdoes arranged his slides in labeled containers that were sub-divided into labeled sections. The title for this image has been transcribed from its sub-section label; images of other slides from the same sub-section share the container title. The date listed here reflects a span of known dates associated the sub-section. In some cases, titles have been expanded to note particular individuals who appear frequently and who were identified by Erdoes in captions. Individual slide captions have not been transcribed or captured during digitization.
Subject (Topic):
Indian women--North America--Pictorial works and Indians of North America --Portraits
Young women and elderly women pose for the camera in front of a building. Some are native and some are European. Presumably they are missionaries. "Congrégation des Filles de la Croix de Liége" is printed on the back. The postcard was printed in Brussels.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., KABYLIE - Indigenes chretiens. ("KABYLIE - Indigenous Christians.") A group of six indigenous adults and five children pose near a stone wall. On the ground in front of them is an ornate platter and two urns. Postcard issued by the "Missions d'Afrique - Soeurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie.", and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Soeurs Missionnaries de Notre-Dame d'Afrique - Soeurs Blanches - Birmandreis, Alger."
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 414 | Folder 5873
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Teachers and Pupils Arts College D.V.B.S 1926 A large group, primarily young Chinese boys, posed for photo on the front stairs of a building. To the back are older Chinese boys, as well as along the side. To the left of the photo are three Chinese women, one older and two younger.
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 65 | Folder 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
A Chinese boy stands on a balcony overlooking Shanghai in St. Luke's Hospital. A caption written on the back of the photograph reads: "anti-foreign feeling; anti-foreign demonstrations and riots." The photograph was taken in April 1927., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and This photo is from the papers of Elizabeth H. Falck, a member of the American Church Mission (ACM) in Shanghai, China (ca. 1923-1929).
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions de Scheut, Congo: Jeune gourmet. A young boy is shown leaning against a fence, holding a partially-eaten fruit in his hands. Behind the fence, plants can be seen growing., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missions de Scheut - Cte Ch. Post. 1269.90"
6 - MISSION D'ABYSSINIE - Deux innocents - Enfant apportant un chevreau. ("Two innocents - Child bringing a kid.") A young boy in a white robe sits on the ground in front of a stone wall and holds a young speckled goat in his lap., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank.
A young boy stands in a field wearing a red jacket and a necklace from which hang rectangular pieces of wood or leather., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title "905 - Nord Cameroun." ("North Cameroon") along with information about the publisher: "Missionnaries Oblats - Photo: N. Leca o.m.i."
"Ecole des Freres Maristes, Stanleyville. Revue des Boy-Scouts 'Eclaireurs de Ligne'" A line of boys marches with flags and wooden spears in front of a long, low building as Catholic missionary fathers look on. The back of the postcard is blank. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
