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DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12298
title: Missionary house swarmed by locusts, Dschang, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Dschang - Habitation des Missionnaires, sous un nuage de sauterelies" ("Dwelling of the Missionaries, under a swarm of locusts ").  A two story house sitting on top of a slight hill is surrounded by innumerable locusts, some of which are visible in the foreground of the picture.; The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French, along with printed information about the mission agency: "CAMEROUN FRANCAIS - Missions des Pretres du Sacre Coeur de St-Quentin - Procure de la Mission: 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xe)" and with a printed address of the publisher: "Dillen et Cie Heliograv. 23, rue Oudinot - Paris" The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were a Catholic religious order.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12309
title: Couples pose together after Christian marriage, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "10. Un groupe de jeunes maries chretiens" ("A group of young married Christians").  Over fifteen couples pose in front of a thatched awning.  All are wearing a rosary.  Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin.; The back of the postcard is blank with printed information about the mission agency: "Procure de la Mission du Cameroun: 214, Rue Lafayette, Paris (Xe)" and a printed address of the publisher: "Edit. M. Brochard. 81, quai Fosse - Nantes" The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were a Catholic religious order.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1917
title: View of Strong Hill church, Jamaica, ca. 1920

description: "Strong Hill Wesleyan Church in the Coke Circuit."; William Baillie served as a missionary in Jamaica for over sixty years, He arrived in Jamaica aged 23 in 1887 and served until his death in 1948. There are a number of photographs by Reverend Baillie in the collection, and many appeared in the pages of the "Foreign Field. The earliest Wesleyan mission began in the West Indies when, in 1786, Thomas Coke, destined for Nova Scotia, was driven off course by a storm and landed at Antigua in the British West Indies. There he developed a successful mission of both slaves and landowners. Within a few years almost every colony in the West Indies had been reached.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12312
title: Village greeting a missionary, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "En Brousse: Arrivee triomphale du Missionnaire au Village" ("In Bush: Triumphal arrival of the Missionary at the Village ").  Men, women, and children are gathered in front of a large structure with a thatched roof.  A missionary father dressed in white stands among them.  Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin.; The back of the postcard is blank with printed information about the mission agency: "Procure de la Mission du Cameroun: 214, Rue Lafayette, Paris (Xe)" and a printed address of the publisher: "Edit. M. Brochard. 81, quai Fosse - Nantes"The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were a Catholic religious order.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1937
title: Portrait of female church member, Jamaica, ca. 1910

description: "Mother ? an old faithful leader at Gordon Town". Portrait of woman seated in doorway with broom and bucket beside her.; William Baillie served as a missionary in Jamaica for over sixty years, He arrived in Jamaica aged 23 in 1887 and served until his death in 1948. There are a number of photographs by Reverend Baillie in the collection, and many appeared in the pages of the "Foreign Field. The earliest Wesleyan mission began in the West Indies when, in 1786, Thomas Coke, destined for Nova Scotia, was driven off course by a storm and landed at Antigua in the British West Indies. There he developed a successful mission of both slaves and landowners. Within a few years almost every colony in the West Indies had been reached.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12307
title: Students in front of the school, Foumban, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "1. Mission de Foumban - Le Chapelle et l'Ecole" ("Mission of Foumban - the chapel and the school").  A group of over thirty students, some of whom are adults, pose in front of two thatched roof buildings.  Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin.; The back of the postcard is blank with printed information about the mission agency: "Procure de la Mission du Cameroun: 214, Rue Lafayette, Paris (Xe)" and a printed address of the publisher: "Edit. M. Brochard. 81, quai Fosse - Nantes" The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were a Catholic religious order.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12289
title: Missionary residences, Douala, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: At the center of the image is a large tree, to the right stands a two story structure with a wide porch, to the left stand at least three single story structures, also with porches, one with a bell.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed title: "Cameroun - Maisons Missionnaires de Douala" ("Missionary houses of Douala") and an address for the publisher: "Ste des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bd Arago, Paris" The Société des Missions Evangéliques was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12282
title: Missionaries with large crowd outside church, Douala, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des P.P. du Saint Esprit - Cameroun - L'arrivee a Douala des premieres Soeurs missionnaires du Saint-Esprit" ("The arrival in Douala of the first missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit").  Eight missionary sisters and four priests pose with a large crowd of people in front of a church building.; The back of the postcard is blank, with printed information about the photographer "Phototypie J. Bienaime, Reims" Postcard issued by the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, a Catholic order that sent missionaries to French colonies in Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m23
title: French consul's house, Mantasoa, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "M. Laborde's house, Mantasoa." Laborde was the French consul to Madagascar. An indigenous man is seated in the foreground of the thatched building.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1540
title: View of men in Russian cemetery, Beijing, China, ca. 1861-1864

description: "Part of Russian Cemetery outside ?An ting mun"  Oval print of three men standing by the side of a grave. One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption witten on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m172
title: View of shore with canoes, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Outrigger Canoes, N.W.Co.". View of canoes on shoreline of North West coast. Trees and huts in background.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1528
title: South India Missionary Conference delegates, India, 1879.

description: Large group portrait of delegates to South  India Missionary Conference, 1879. All personnel are listed in full.; One of a number of prints captioned and pasted onto numbered boards, used by the London Missionary Society for reference and publications.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1527
title: View of church through trees, Ranikhet, Simla, India, ca.1890-1900

description: "Union Church, Ranee Khet" [now Ranikhet, Simla].; One of a number of prints captioned and pasted onto numbered boards, used by the London Missionary Society for reference and publications.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1549
title: Horse drawn cabs, Beijing, China, ca.1861-1864

description: "Peking cabs - The start for a journey" [Peking cabs - Russian Legation"]. Oval print of men standing next to feeding horses attached to carts.  One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption witten on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m144
title: View of Gneiss rocks, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Gneìss Rocks". View with group seated on rocks by river.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1593
title: Barber shaving man's head, Beijing, China, ca. 1861-1864

description: "Shaving the head". Oval portrait of barber shaving man's head. One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption written on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1919
title: View of damaged church, Jamaica, ca. 1920

description: "The Beechamville Wesleyan Church showing damage".; William Baillie served as a missionary in Jamaica for over sixty years, He arrived in Jamaica aged 23 in 1887 and served until his death in 1948. There are a number of photographs by Reverend Baillie in the collection, and many appeared in the pages of the "Foreign Field. The earliest Wesleyan mission began in the West Indies when, in 1786, Thomas Coke, destined for Nova Scotia, was driven off course by a storm and landed at Antigua in the British West Indies. There he developed a successful mission of both slaves and landowners. Within a few years almost every colony in the West Indies had been reached.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1557
title: Group portrait of Korean officers and Chinese servants, Beijing, China, ca. 1861-1864

description: "Group of Corean officers and servants" ["Corean officers and Chinese servants"].  One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption witten on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1641
title: Group portrait of missionary with Chinese colleagues, Beijing, China, ca. 1920/1930

description: "Mr. Wilson, books manager, Peking Union Medical College." Group portrait of George Wilson who served the LMS from 1903 to 1938, spending the last thirty years on the administrative staff of the Union Medical College.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1550
title: Horse drawn cabs, Beijing, China, ca. 1861-1864

description: "Private Cab" Print of man seated at rear of horse drawn cab smoking pipe. One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption witten on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1595
title: Group portrait of servants and cup mender, Beijing, China, ca. 1861-1864

description: "Cup mender and group of servants at gateway of legation Russe [ Russian Legation]" Group collected under wooden canopy. One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption written on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1553
title: View of wall and pagoda, Russian Legation, Beijing, China, ca. 1861-1864

description: Kiosk and Bell tower Legation Russe." ["Garden and kiosk Russian Legation"] View of buildings and wall. One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption witten on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m179
title: Group of female Malagasy teachers, Faravohitra, Madagascar, 1875

description: "Teachers of the Girl's school Faravohitra 1875" including "Rasitero, Razanabelo, Rasoanoro, Rasoanjanohary, Ramata". Five Malagasy women wearing Western dresses with lamba's. The central figure, Rasoanoro holds a book, possibly a Bible.; This album came to the LMS collection via Robert Griffith, a missionary for the LMS in Madagascar between 1899 and 1914. The photographs date from circa 1868 to 1885, and comprise photographs taken by a missionary and also commercially distributed prints purchased by the creator of the album. As well as covering people and places relating to the LMS's work in Madagascar, some photographs relate to Italy, Egypt and Mauritius, suggesting that they were taken or purchased on the journey to or from Madagascar, or on leave to Mauritius. James Cross Thorne was in Mauritius in 1883.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2357
title: Group portrait of Christian men, Nigeria, ca.1930.

description: "No. 58. Group of native boys (Ibos of Nigeria) who took part in the play - "Joseph and his brethren." Young Nigerians promise well in acting." Rev. Richardson served in Nigeria from 1915 to 1933.; Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun in 1811 with Coke's mission to Sierra Leone. A second station was opened on the River Gambia in 1821, and on the Gold Coast in 1834.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2197
title: Group portrait of students celebrating coronation of King George V, Jamaica, June, 1911

description: Children's Demonstration, Coronation Day of George V, 22 June 1911, Mandeville, Jamaica. In many overseas fields, missionary presence was directly linked with colonial government and, as representatives of Britain abroad, the missions would be involved in the celebration of British national events.; William Baillie served as a missionary in Jamaica for over sixty years, He arrived in Jamaica aged 23 in 1887 and served until his death in 1948. There are a number of photographs by Reverend Baillie in the collection, and many appeared in the pages of the "Foreign Field. The earliest Wesleyan mission began in the West Indies when, in 1786,  Thomas Coke, destined for Nova Scotia, was driven off course by a storm and landed at Antigua in the British West Indies. There he developed a successful mission of both slaves and landowners. Within a few years almost every colony in the West Indies had been reached.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1545
title: View of men outside Russian cemetery, Beijing, China, ca. 1861-1864

description: "Outer gate of Russian Cemetery"  Oval print of men standing next to cart near gatehouse and wall.  One of a set of prints by an unidentified Russian photographer, bearing caption in English and also captions in Russian on the reverse. They are also accompanied by a hand written list of captions, and where this differs from the caption witten on the print, this has been included in square brackets above.; William Lockhart was among the pioneers of medical missionary work for the LMS. He travelled to Canton [now Guangzhou] in 1838, opening hospitals at Macao [now Macau] and Shanghai before opening a mission in Peking [now Beijing] in 1861. Lockhart left Beijing in 1864, although remained connected with the Society, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1869. Lockhart obtained these prints during his time in Beijing, and they came into the LMS collection from Constance Patterson [née Brown] who had been given them by Lockhart's daughter, Mrs. Jervis.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m184
title: Group portrait of female Malagasy members of missionary's household, Madagascar, 1873

description: "Uncaptioned portrait of women and girls including Rahovelo, Rafara, Raketamanga, ?soanjanahary (Little Dot) and ?anianina. Similar to Record 175.; This album came to the LMS collection via Robert Griffith, a missionary for the LMS in Madagascar between 1899 and 1914. The photographs date from circa 1868 to 1885, and comprise photographs taken by a missionary and also commercially distributed prints purchased by the creator of the album. As well as covering people and places relating to the LMS's work in Madagascar, some photographs relate to Italy, Egypt and Mauritius, suggesting that they were taken or purchased on the journey to or from Madagascar, or on leave to Mauritius. James Cross Thorne was in Mauritius in 1883.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m181
title: Group of female Malagasy teachers and students, Faravohitra, Madagascar, 1875

description: "Three Teachers and three of the oldest scholars of the Girl's school Faravohitra 1875" including "Rasoanaly, Razafimanga, Raketaka, Ravelo, Ramanandraibe, Rafara" Six Malagasy women wearing Western dresses with lambas, holding flowers and books, possibly Bibles.; This album came to the LMS collection via Robert Griffith, a missionary for the LMS in Madagascar between 1899 and 1914. The photographs date from circa 1868 to 1885, and comprise photographs taken by a missionary and also commercially distributed prints purchased by the creator of the album. As well as covering people and places relating to the LMS's work in Madagascar, some photographs relate to Italy, Egypt and Mauritius, suggesting that they were taken or purchased on the journey to or from Madagascar, or on leave to Mauritius. James Cross Thorne was in Mauritius in 1883.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2275
title: Men standing outside abandoned mission house,  Ghana, ca. 1910.

description: "The Secondee Wesleyan Mission House, when being disinfected, after the death of our missionaries from Yellow Fever." [Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana].; Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun in 1811 with Coke's mission to Sierra Leone. A second station was opened on the River Gambia in 1821, and on the Gold Coast in 1834.