African Missionary photograph album, circa 1900 -- 1910

Containers:: Box 1, Folder 1
Extent:: 1 album (60 photographs : sepia prints, 15 x 23 cm)
Scope and content:: Collection of 60 photographs, taken approximately 1900-1910, chiefly depicting missionary activities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Depictions include: individual and group portraits of missionaries with African men, women, and children in both Western and traditional dress; individuals engaged in agriculture, carpentry, printmaking, and other activities; landscape, livestock, and buildings.

Access and use

Parent restrictions:: This series is open for research.
Parent terms of access:: Some material in this collection may be protected by copyright and other rights. Information concerning copyright, fair use, and reproduction requests can be consulted at Columbia's Copyright Advisory Office.

Location of this collection:: Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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