Color view of the interior of a church during a service, Benin, ca. 1970

Published/Created:

Cotonou, Dahomey, Africa
1970

Notes:

The postcard depicts a color photograph of the interior of a vaulted church building during a Catholic religious service. Congregants are seated in chairs, facing an indigenous priest and altar.
The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed at the edges of the correspondence section are "19 - Eglises d'AFRIQUE Cotonou - Ste Cecile" "Missions Africaines * Photo Rouille" "Imprime en France Reproduction interdite".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.

Topics:

Churches

Accession Number:

IMP-YDS-RG101-011-0000-0101

Genre:

group portraits (AAT)
photographs (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

Box:

11

Yale Collection:

Divinity Library

Digital Collection:

Divinity Library Photographs

OID:

11444429

PID:

digcoll:996434