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DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78052
title: Congolese Christian and two boys, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a Congolese man, probably a Christian convert on account of his smart European style dress, and two young boys. The man has his arms around the shoulders of the boys, who wear shirts and shorts in a style seen repeatedly in this slide set, which may indicate that the boys belong to a mission school or institution. The boys wear shoes.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78053
title: Two boys, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide with two young Congolese boys. Both wear smart European style shirts in a similar pattern, perhaps indicating that they are part of a mission school or institution. A large lake can be seen in the background. The boys are also featured in IMP-CSCNWW33-OS10-31.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78054
title: Carrying a trunk, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing two Congolese men carrying a small wooden trunk between them using a shoulder pole. A dwelling can be seen in the background, and palms line the road.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78055
title: Older woman with crafts, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing an older Congolese woman in a paisley pattern dress. She holds a bamboo or wicker ornamnet in her hand, possibly made by her.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/imh1xn/b1q5tb
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-2336.tif

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DOI: 10.48370/ofd/imh1xn
title: Puccinia coronata Corda, 2336

description: Fungarium Micromycetes
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78056
title: Congolese Christian family, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a Congolese male Christian convert and his family. The man carries a bible in his hand, possibly meaning that he is a minister or preacher. He wears a shirt, trousers, shoes and carries a white pith helmet. His wife sits in the centre of the picture, and wears a wrap around her head and a smart African style dress. His young son wears long shorts and a shirt.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78057
title: Young women and children, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing two young Congolsese women and two children. One woman sits, wearing a spotted European style dress. She wears a patterned cloth wrap around her head and holds two children on her knee. One child is slightly older than the other, and they both wear coloured smocks. Another woman stands next to her wearing a brightly patterned cloth wrap. The group poses in front of a thatched dwelling with mud walls.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78058
title: Ntombo, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a tall Congolese man. The side is captioned with his name, "Ntombo". He wears a patterned short and long shorts. Two figures can be seen in the background, along with a single storey dwelling (upon which a notice is fixed) and palm trees. The man may be pictured in property run by the Congo Balolo Mission.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78032
title: Mr and Mrs Armstrong, ca. 1930

description: Black and white lantern slide of a photographic portrait of Mr and Mrs Armstrong, missionaries of the Congo Balolo Mission.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78059
title: Men with cart, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing two men standing next to a wooden flat-bed cart. The cart sits on wooden rails. Both men wear long shorts and shirts. The cart appears to run on wooden rails. It sits next to a partly constructed wooden, thatched and brick building, and may have been involved in its contruction.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78060
title: Nsele, G Bompona, Congo, 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a Congolese girl in a European style smock dress. According to its caption, the image was captured at Nsele, a municipality in South East Congo. The girl, called "G Bompona", stands on the wooden steps of a building which fits the design of those created by the Regions Beyond Missionary Union.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78061
title: Elders at Bongandango, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing three community elders at Bongandango, on the Lopori River. The elder standing at the centre of the image has a beard and braided hair. He wears a cloth wrap around his head and a loincloth around his waist. He holds a tall wooden pole as a cane. The younger men on each side of him wear Western attire of suits and jackets, although one man does not wear a shirt. These men have shorter, more Western hairstyles. Bongandanga station was opened up by Edward Algernon Ruskin of the Congo Balolo Mission in 1891. Ruskin and his wife Lily were to live at Bondinga for fourty-four years, from where they established a printing press and carried out their translation work.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78062
title: Teachers, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of three male Christian teachers in the Congo. An older man wearing a jacket with a round collar sits at the centre of the image. Two younger men stand next to him, one at each side. One man wears a round, high collared jacket with a wrap around his waist, and the other younger gentleman wears a suit and tie, with a cumberbund around the waist.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78035
title: Mrs Ellery with men and boys, Congo, ca. 1910-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a female missionary pictured with a group of men and boys, who stand and sit with open Bibles. The men wear a variety of clothing, from being bare-chested to wearing a wrap, or shorts and shirt. The female missionary may be Mrs Ellery. She wears a smart dress and a pith helmet with a decorative band.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78063
title: Printing house, Bongandanga, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing the printing house built by the Congo Balolo Mission at Bongandanga. A European missionary woman stands in a white dress with arms clasped in the doorway. The woman is probably Lily Ruskin, wife of pioneer Congo missionary Edward Algernon Ruskin. The pair worked together for forty-four years at Bongandanga, from where they based their translation and publishing work.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78064
title: Mission bungalow, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a brick, one storey bungalow in the Congo, with porch, shutters and glazed windows.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78065
title: Hunter & leopard, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a proud male hunter displaying his catch, a leopard, which hangs by its neck from a tree. The man, wearing a shirt and trousers, holds a long hunting rifle at his side. A metal trap can be seen on the ground below the tree. The caption to the image reads: "Hunter & Leopard. N.b Trap & Gun."  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78066
title: Colportage. Book display in village, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a Congolese man with a bicycle engaged in colportage work, the distribution of religious books and tracts. A selection of printed material is displayed in a small wooden case on a wooden table covered by a patterned cloth. Books also lie loose on the table. The display is set in front of a thatched village house. One figure stands in the doorway whilst another young man looks on next to the table of books.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78067
title: Young child on chair, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a young Congolese child in patterned shirt and trousers standing on a wicker chair.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78031
title: L R and 2 native children, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide featuring Mrs Lily Ruskin, sitting with two Congolese small girls in European dress in front of a building, possibly a mission house. Lily Ruskin was the wife of Edward Algernon Ruskin. Edward Algernon Ruskin was educated at Harley College and Cliff College. He first went to the Congo on mission in 1894, and joined the mission station at at Bongandanga. On his first visit, he met and married Lily, with whom he was to return to the Congo eight times. Around 1902, Lily contracted the potentially deadly sleeping sickness, but recovered in Europe and returned to the Congo in 1907. Lily and her husband were noted for their hard work to translate Congo languages. They produced a translation of the New Testament into Lomongo and also mastered Ileko, producing written material for their mission work in both languages.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78068
title: Class of boys exercising, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a class of small boys exercising in a Congo mission institution. The small boys all hold poles above their heads. A European male missionary instructor stands to the side of the class, holding a wooden pole, and wears light trousers, shirt and a tie.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/ua0ehv/w7nygn
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-3325.tif

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DOI: 10.48370/ofd/ua0ehv/fs0cy6
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-3325.jpg

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DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78069
title: Mrs Stannard and group, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide featuring a European female missionary with a group of Congolese small boys and adolescents. In consultation with other photographs of the period, the female missionary is likely to be a Mrs Stannard. A group of small boys sits in front of Mrs Stannard, wearing loincloths, although two boys wear shirts. Mrs Stannard holds a boy baby on her knee. Four adolescents - three boys and one girl - stand behind her. The group poses in a bushland background.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78070
title: Missionaries and porters, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a line of two female and one male missionary on a Congo road with their bicycles. Behind them in a line are a group of Congolese porters, carring items on shoulder poles. A thatched village building can be seen in the background. This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/ua0ehv
title: Puccinia coronata Corda, 3325

description: Fungarium Micromycetes
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78071
title: Boy with coat and tie, Congo, c. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a Congolese boy in his early teenage years wearing a woolen coat, shirt and tie.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78072
title: Female missionary in rickshaw, Congo, c. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slide showing an unnamed European female missionary sitting in a rickshaw or garetta on a road near property of the Congo Balolo Mission. One Congolese man in a suit and pith helmet holds the front end of the rickshaw, whilst another man in a shirt and trousers stands at the rear. Both men are barefoot. The female missionary wears a light dress, stockings and shoes and a large pith helmet. The slide is captioned "J.J.M", which may refer to the J J Murray Conference.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78073
title: View of camp, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Tinted lantern slide showing the view down to an unspecified camp belonging to the Congo Balolo Mission, a cluster of thatched, one storey dwellings.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78028
title: Baptism in river, Congo, ca. 1920-1930

description: Black and white lantern slides showing scenes of baptism in a river. A minster holds a young man behind his neck whilst both stand in the river. The bank is populated with spectators, including one female and one male European missionary. Wooden flat-bottomed boats sit in the water near the bank. The slide is labelled with "Seymour", who could be the owner, the photographer, or the subject of the slide.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78074
title: Evangelists' Training Institute, Mompono, Congo, ca. 1926-1936

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a view of the Evangelists' Training Institute at Mompono, Congo. Mompono is in the north of Congo. The Institute is a white brick building with a thatched roof and a covered porch. A male missionary in a suit and pith helmet (Mr Attwood) poses in front of the door in the well tended garden. The Institute was established in 1926.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78075
title: CBM Mission House at Ikau (Mr and Mrs Padield), Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a mission house raised from the ground with one storey and a thatched roof. A European couple (possibly Mr and Mrs Charles Padfield) can be seen in the doorway. The house is on grassland. Ikau was one of the first mission stations of the Congo Balolo Mission, for which land was purchased in 1889. Charles Padfield was a Congo Balolo Mission missionary who gave evidence to the Congo Commission of Enquiry into the atrocities committed towards Congolese workers by white rubber plantation bosses and their sentries. The Commission was a body that King Leopold II, King of the Belgians and owner of the Congo Free State Territories, had been forced to establish in 1905 to investigate the cruelty against native Congolese rubber workers. Padfield was accepted for the Congo Balolo Mission in 1903 and died of rheumatic fever in 1921.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78076
title: Palm Avenue, Bonginda, Congo, ca. 1900-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide displaying a view of Palm Avenue, leading up to the Congo Balolo Mission chapel at Bonginda, the first village to be visited and opened up for mission work. A dog can be seen on the pathway, along with four Congolese male figures. The slide is captioned with "Palm Avenue - Bgda. leads up to Chapel."  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78077
title: Livingstone steamer, Congo, ca. 1902-1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing the S.S Livingstone, the steamer belonging to the Congo Balolo Mission. The steamer is docked at the bank of a river, and several Congolese passengers or workers can be seen on board. The S.S Livingstone was normally used as a passenger ferry, and travelled between Kinshasa (formerly Leopoldville) and Brazzaville on the Congo River. The ship was built in Ireland. In a New Zealand newspaper in 1902, the Southland Times, it was reported that Dr Harry Grattan Guinness declared on a visit to Australia that: "It is a double-decker, has a stern paddle and only draws 2ft 6in when drawn up to 20 tons, so that it is eminently suitable for the navigation of Central African rivers, which are so frequently cumbered with sand banks.  The engines are 200 horse-power, and at the trial trip a speed of 11 ¼ miles per hour was developed, with wood for fuel. We paid £5600 for her…” A second S.S Livingstone came into use in 1914.  This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission, a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900.