Portrait of a leper, Congo, ca. 1920-1940

Published/Created:

Congo, Africa
1920-1940

Notes:

Missen van Scheut, Congo: Oude arme melaatsche. An elderly leper is shown from the shoulders up, his face sunken and scarred. Behind him, a stick palisade can be seen.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missien van Scheut - Postcheck. 1269.90"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.

Topics:

Indigenous populations

Accession Number:

IMP-YDS-RG101-023-0000-0106

Genre:

photographic postcards (AAT)
photographs (AAT)
portraits (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

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.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Creator:

Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library

Source Title:

Missionary Postcard Collection

Source Created:

1880-1950

Call Number:

RG 101

Box:

23

Yale Collection:

Divinity Library

Digital Collection:

Divinity Library Photographs

OID:

11455884

PID:

digcoll:1016144