Missionary father on a hilltop with sketch of a cross in the sky, Madagascar, ca. 1900-1930

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Title: Missionary father on a hilltop with sketch of a cross in the sky, Madagascar, ca. 1900-1930
Published / Created: 1900-1930
Publication Place: Madagascar, Africa
Description: 141. - MADAGASCAR. - La Croix sur les hauts plateaux. ("The Cross on the high plateaus"). A missionary father stands on top of a hill, with his left hand resting on the head of a child who stands next to him and with his right hand gesturing toward the sky where an artistic rendition of a cross floats on the horizon. Ten other Malagasy men and women stand nearby.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Pour <> - 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe. Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
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 5

Access: Public
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