cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2190
title: Group outside Sunday School, York, Sierra Leone, ca. 1910

description: "Sunday School York, Sierra Leone". Large formal group portrait of Sunday School members outside building. Balmer served as the head of Richmond College in Freetown, Sierra Leone, then at Mfantsipim High School at Cape Coast before returning to Fourah Bay ministerial training college back in Freetown. Balmer spent vacations travelling with James Walton in order to acquire new languages. He published many educational books, in English and African languages.; 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. Rev. Balmer served in the Sierra Leone and Gambia district from 1901 to 1909 whn he transferred to the Gold Coast briefly until 1911. He resumed his work in Sierra Leone from 1914 to 1921.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2324
title: Portrait of chief's wife, Nigeria, ca. 1934-1938

description: "Dorcas, wife of William, Methodist Chief at Orin 60 miles from Ilesha.  Dr. Beaugie served in Western Nigeria from 1934 to 1938.; 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: 10.6084/m9.figshare.18214655.v1
title: Source Data

description: Source Data for all graphs and charts<br>
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2312
title: Group portrait of mission house staff, Ghana, ca. 1910-1920

description: "Mission House Staff, Tarquah." Rev. William Waterworth served in the Gold Coast from 1910 to 1932 and later also served in Nigeria from 1937 to 1947.; 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: 10.6084/m9.figshare.18214655
title: Source Data

description: Source Data for all graphs and charts<br>
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m40
title: View of Ambohipotsy, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Ambòhipòtsy from A'mitsiinbina". View of town across rooftops, with traditional thatched domestic houses in foreground. Object, possibly a carrying basket, in yard.; 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-m351
title: Villagers outside homes, Madagascar, ca. 1880

description: "Village in forest; palanquin in foreground". Villagers standing in front of houses in village clearing.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1898
title: Missionary  by bridge, Andros Island, Bahamas, ca. 1910

description: "Rev. J.B. Brindley and the bridge he contructed on Andros Island." Missionary standing beside wooden bridge with dog.  Joseph Barnett Brindley served in the Bahamas from 1895-1907 and continued his service in the West Indies in Honduras and British Guiana until his death.; 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 dieveloped 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-m2268
title: Group portraits at official gathering, Empire Day, Ghana, 1912

description: "Empire Day 1912. In front of the Mission, Cape Coast, Gold Coast [now Ghana]. Group of officials, missionaries and local people by flag pole with Union Jack flag.; 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-m2309
title: Missionary party on tour, Ghana, ca. 1910-1915.

description: "Going on tour. Carriers and their loads. Rev. W.R. Griffin is off to the Northern Territories. The start from Kumasi." Missionary with line of indigenous carriers and crates. Rev. William Griffin served in the Gold Coast district from 1910 to 1915. He had previously served in the West Indies from 1880 to 1900.; 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-m2124
title: View of village church, Sierra Leone, ca. 1905

description: "Church at Bandajama, Sierra Leone, Mendi-land". View of thatched church through village.; 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. Rev. Balmer served in the Sierra Leone and Gambia district from 1901 to 1909 whn he transferred to the Gold Coast briefly until 1911. He resumed his work in Sierra Leone from 1914 to 1921.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m39
title: View of agricultural land surrounding Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Rice valleys east of Capital." View from hillside on edge of the city looking across fields. Traditional thatched domestic homes in foreground.; 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-m340
title: Parade of General Galliene through decorated streets, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1905

description: "Return of General Galliene". View of parade passing through crowded street. Galliene returned to France at the end of his term as governor of Madagascar in 1905. He had been appointed in 1897.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1945
title: Portrait of elderly church member, Jamaica, ca. 1910

description: "Father Kennedy, an old leader at Red Hills Jamaica." Elderly man seated outdoors wearing suit and boater.; 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-m2193
title: Indigenous minister and family, West Africa, ca. 1910

description: "Rev E J Fyle, native minister, and family." Kennema, West Africa. Balmer served as the head of Richmond College in Freetown, Sierra Leone, then at Mfantsipim High School at Cape Coast before returning to Fourah Bay ministerial training college back in Freetown. Balmer spent vacations travelling with James Walton in order to acquire new languages. He published many educational books, in English and African languages.; 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. Rev. Balmer served in the Sierra Leone and Gambia district from 1901 to 1909 when he transferred to the Gold Coast briefly until 1911. He resumed his work in Sierra Leone from 1914 to 1921.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2255
title: Group portrait of day school students and teachers, Kumasi, Ghana, ca. 1910

description: "Day School children, Kumasi, Gold Coast" [now Ashanti, Ghana].  Rev. William Turnbull Balmer served as the head of various educational establishements for the Methodist Missionary Society in West Africa, including Richmond College in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Mfantsipim High School at Cape Coast, Ghana, before returning to Fourah Bay Ministerial Training College in Freetown. Balmer spent vacations travelling with James Walton in order to acquire new languages. He published many educational books, in English and African languages.; 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. Rev. Balmer served in the Sierra Leone and Gambia district from 1901 to 1909 when he transferred to the Gold Coast briefly until 1911. He resumed his work in Sierra Leone from 1914 to 1921.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m341
title: Women dressing hair, Madagascar, ca. 1900

description: Two women seated on ground combing hair for braiding. The style in which the hair is worn has cultural significance in Madagascar, including an indication of marital status.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1905
title: Congregation outside church, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas, 1935

description: "Abaco. Green Turtle Cay Ch. 1935. G.E.H.J" . Minister and congregation outside wooden church.; 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 dieveloped 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-m2149
title: Group portrait of youth workers, Gambia, ca. 1948

description: "Youth Workers Conference, Cape St. Mary, Gambia." Group portrait of missionary and indigenous workers. Miss J Davies served the MMS in an educational capacity in Sierra Leone and Gambia from 1946 to 1950 and in Eastern Nigeria from 1950 to 1958.; 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-m2138
title: Stone laying ceremony, Sierra Leone, 1914

description: "Foundation stone of Boys' High School at Freetown. Opening service - His Excellency Sir E Merewether ? on platform." View of official podium and speakers.; 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-m2354
title: Missionary party on verandah of misison house, Nigeria, 1932

description: "The Mission House, ?Oy?ubid?1932. " Arthure 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-m12518
title: Young women making lace, Faradofay, Madagascar, ca.1900-1930

description: "56. Afrique (Madagascar) - Dentellieres chez les Filles de la Charite de St. Vincent de Paul a Fort Dauphin" ("Lacemakers among the Girls of the Charity of St Vincent of Paul at Fort Dolphin ").  A group of nineteen adolescent girls sit outside on wooden benches and make lace.  A missionary sister sits with them in a chair and also works on a piece of lace.  In the background stands a statue of the Virgin Mary.; The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi soutient les Missions catholiques du monde entier.  Envoyez votre offrande par Cheques Postaux: Paris, 618 25, Lyon, 72.71 ("The work of the Propagation of the Faith supports the catholic Missions of the whole world.  Send your offering by Postal cheques") PROPAGATION DE LA FOI. Paris - 5, rue Monsieur, (VIIe). Lyon, 12 Rue Sala ".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m349
title: Crowds outside Roman Catholic cathedral, Andohalo, Madagascar, ca. 1880

description: "Cathedral, Andohalo". Large crowds collected outside cathedral.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2153
title: Portrait of King, Ghana,  1926

description: "The Ga King at Accra." Portrait of king seated with men indoors. Gold Coast, [now Ghana].; One of a set of mounted prints of West Africa by F.D. Walker, editor of the Methodist Missionary Society's journals, The Foreign Field, 1914-1932, and it's successor The Kingdom Overseas 1933-1945. He published 18 books and numerous pamphlets, including biographies of Thomas Birch Freeman and William Carey. He travelled to the mission fields extensively, visiting West Africa in 1926. 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-m1929
title: View of church, Port Antonio, Jamaica, ca. 1910

description: "Bloomfield Wesleyan Church in the Port Antonio and Buff Bay Circuit. The members of this church are most enthusiastic ?supporters of the missionary cause."; 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-m2359
title: Large group outside church at opening ceremony, Nigeria, ca. 1933

description: "Scene at Church Opening at Ntalakwu, Ndoro, Nigeria." 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-m2127
title: Group of men and women with musical instruments, Sierra Leone, ca. 1905/1915

description: "Christmas Day rejoicings at Kinnama - Mendi country - Sierra Leone Protectorate. The person blowing the bugle is a real dwarf." James Walton served in Sierra Leone and Gambia from 1902 to 1920.; 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-m361
title: Portrait of old guards, Madagascar, ca. 1900

description: "The old guards in the city". Two elderly men in traditional clothing, carrying wooden sticks.; Part of set of mounted prints, probably commercially produced, stamped as being from the Loan Department of the LMS. Also bears the reference number 53297. Possibly from Miss Gilpin.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m360
title: Group of men performing ritual dance, Madagascar, ca. 1900

description: "Spearsmen from the Taisaka tribe in the south of Madagascar"; Part of set of mounted prints, probably commercially produced, stamped as being from the Loan Department of the LMS.  Possibly from Miss Gilpin.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m358
title: Portrait of two Bezanozano women, Madagascar, ca. 1900

description: "Two women from the tribe of the Bezanozano on the east coast of Madagascar". Portrait of two women wearing traditional clothing standing against a wall outdoors.; Part of set of mounted prints, probably commercially produced, stamped as being from the Loan Department of the LMS. Also bears the reference number 53297. Possibly from Miss Gilpin.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m344
title: Church and mission house, Ambohipotsy, Madagascar, ca. 1900

description: "Mission House and part of Mem. Church. Ambohipotsy" [possibly now Antanifotsy]. Malagasy men and women outside church. Missionary's daughter also appears by wall.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m353
title: View of Mission hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1903

description: "Antananarivo, Madagascar. Mission Hospital (1905) Capital in background, now a government Military Hospital." View of hospital building, two boys standing in foreground.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m41
title: View of Ambohipotsy, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Ambàtavinàky from Fàravòhitra". View of town, with plants and cactii in foreground.; 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-m386
title: Men resting with loads at Ambatovory Hill, Madagascar, ca. 1890

description: "Hides being carried to the coast. Ambatovory Hill" Men rest with their loads of animal hides.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m34
title: View of city of Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Antanànarìvo from the North"  View of town from a road leading into the town  with indigenous man standing in foreground.; 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-m339
title: Classroom interior, Boy's High School, Ambohimanga, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1890

description: "Interior of High School, Ambohimanga. Large room." View of empty classroom .; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m345
title: Alasora church, Ambohipotsy, Madagascar, ca. 1900

description: "Alasora Church, Ambohipotsy District". Congregation gathered outside church.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m387
title: Group of men at ancient gateway, Madagascar, ca. 1890

description: Men and boy stand on ancient round stone gate beside gateway. One man carrying load, possibly of hides, stands in front.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m342
title: Women dressing hair, Madagascar, ca. 1900

description: Two women seated on ground combing hair for braiding. The style in which the hair is worn has cultural significance in Madagascar, including an indication of marital status.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m335
title: Group portrait of Malagasy Christians, Imanohilaly, Madagascar, ca. 1890

description: "Imanohilahy: a village about 35m north of Capital, it is surrounded by ancient forest. With native congregation." Group portrait of Malagasy Christians standing outdoors in village.; Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m392
title: View of crowds in gardens, Place Jean Laborde, Andohalo, Madagascar, ca. 1890

description: "Andohlo, now "Place Jean Laborde", after planting, but before present growth of trees." Group gathered on platform in centre of image. Surrounding areas filled with crowds, including in front of Anglican cathedral.; One of around 360 prints from various sources mounted and indexed in folders. Probably used for reference and publication by London Missionary Society headquarters.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m47
title: View of mission hospital and grounds on outskirts of town, Analakely, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Mission Hospital, Anàlakèly". Exterior view of hospital and gardens, opened by Dr. Davidson, and superintended by Dr Burns Thompson between 1867 and 1876. The hospital was then closed until it was re-opened by Dr Tregelles Fox of the Friends' Mission in 1880.; 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.