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DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78225
title: Children wearing jumpers, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of girls from a Regions Beyond Missionary Union orphanage or school in Bihar. Some girls wear wool jumpers which have been donated by friends of the mission. The caption to this slide reads: "Wearing W[oollen] jumpers made by Prairie friends." The jumpers may have been sent by the Prairie Mission, a historic African-American mission school in Prairie county, Alabama, founded by the United Presbyterian Church of North America.This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78236
title: Miriam, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing an adolescent girl in a long dress standing barefoot in a field beside a large tent. The slide is captioned: "Miriam." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78228
title: Christine and David, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a young Indian boy and girl. The pair seem to be playing at a marriage ceremony. The young girl, Christine, wears a sari and holds a bunch of flowers, and the boy wears a hat with flowers, shirt and a lungi (or sarong). Two Indian women watch the pair from a doorway in a house in the background. One woman holds a baby. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78218
title: Motihari Mission house, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a brick mission house with a tiled roof in Motihari (in Bihar, northeast India). Motihari was the first mission station set up by the Regions Beyond Missionary Union (R.B.M.U) in India, and was opened in 1900. A male European missionary stands before the house in suit, bow-tie and pith helmet. Two Muslim men wearing turbans (possibly mission servant staff) stand guarding the gateway to the house. The original commentary to the slide reads: "The house we rented at Motihari in the spring of 1901 and in which Mr and Mrs Hick lived until they returned home on furlough." Mr and Mrs Hicks were George Hicks and his wife - in 1899, George Hicks was (with Alex Banks) one of the first missionaries from the East London Missionary Training Institute (which became Regions Beyond Missionary Union in 1900) to travel to Bihar. Mr and Mrs Hicks returned home on furlough in 1906, dating this slide to after that time. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78221
title: Cook house and pump, children's home, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of women gathered at a cook house and water pump supplied by Regions Beyond Missionary Union. One woman holds a large empty platter, whilst another sweeps the ground with a brush made of twigs. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78238
title: Group of girls, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of five young girls at an institution of Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Bihar, India. Two older girls stand behind them, but their faces cannot be seen. The caption on the slide reads: "Jaswarti, Rahel, Rebecca, Bani, Roshara & Ussedi." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78239
title: Rohael and Rebecca in pram, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing two young Indian girls, Rohael and Rebecca, sitting in a pram on parkland. A female western missionary crouches behind the pram. The caption accompanying the slide reads: "Rohael and Rebecca. Pram a gift of Prairie M." "Prairie M" could stand for Prairie Mission, a historic African-American mission school in Prairie county, Alabama, founded by the United Presbyterian Church of North America. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78240
title: Going into Children's Home, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of Indian girls and women walking along a path at a children's home run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Bihar, India. The building is single storey, and is Western style with a tiled roof. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78241
title: Motihari, Sifani in front, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of Indian girls in smock dresses in a posed group standing in front of a tree on the land of Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Motihari, Bihar, India. The girls are probably resident in a mission children's home. The caption to the slide reads: Motihari. Sifani in front." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/sbysha/nwatkf
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-0367.tif

description: :unav
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78242
title: Mr and Mrs T Lyall, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing an Indian man and his wife in a courtyard. The gentleman's wife is holding a small baby. The man, Mr Lyall, is wearing a light Western style suit with an open shirt. His wife wears a sari, and the baby wears a bonnet and an elaborate outfit that resembles a Christening gown. The couple are probably Christian converts or native evangelists working for Regions Beyond Missionary Union. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/sbysha
title: Puccinia coronata Corda, 367

description: Fungarium Micromycetes
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78243
title: India. A native evangelist, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of Indian men women and children. The side is captioned: "India. A Native Evangelist", indicating that at least one of the group worked for Regions Beyond Missionary Union, the remainder being family members. Another caption (not visible in this image) indicates the slide to depict: "J.C Rowa and family." The group is dressed smartly. Women wear saris, whilst men wear Western style jackets or the sherwani, a traditional jacket with a high collar. The young boy at the front centre of the group also wears a sherwani, and the infant on the right of the front row wears a checked smock. They stand in front of reed or bamboo fencing around a brick and tiled building. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78244
title: Miss Graham with village Sunday School, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a European female missionary from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, Miss Graham, with a group of Indian children and adults from the village Sunday School. Miss Graham wears a blouse, skirt and pith helmet. The Indian women wear saris, and children wear everyday clothes. Miss Graham was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and was educated at Doric Lodge, the college for women run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union. She sailed for Bihar in October 1906. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78245
title: Boy priest, Siwan, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide picturing a boy priest in robes holding a metal bell in one hand, a metal sceptre in his other hand and resting a small bowl on his knee. The boy is sitting cross-legged in what seems to be the entrance to a building. The boy is probably a Hindu rather than a Buddhist priest. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78226
title: The road leading from the station to the town, Motihari, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a road from the town of Motihari in Bihar to the mission station of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union. The Motihari mission station was opened in 1900. The road can be seen in the distance, and passes over a brick bridge crossing a river. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78246
title: India. Hindu's mud house, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a mud house in the village of Tarawa in Bihar, India. A group of people stands in front of the house, and produce hangs to dry on its eaves. A female figure can be seen in the doorway. A small body of water lies in front of the house. The main caption to this slide reads: "India. Hindu's Mud House." A secondary caption reads: "Tarawa Village." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78247
title: Gopalganj: Thawe mela, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing stalls at a religious fair, or "mela", in Thawe, Gopalganj district, Bihar. Crowds of men and women in traditional dress can be seen on the path up to the stalls, which are housed in cloth tents. "Mela" is a Sanskrit word meaning "gathering", "fair" or "to meet" and can be used for any sort of religious, commercial or cultural gathering. Many of the men attending this gathering appear to be Muslim.  This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78248
title: Somersaulting into Ganges, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a man somersaulting down a wooden ramp into the Ganges as part of his Hindu observance. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78249
title: Tharu woman, Harnatar, India, ca. 1925

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a woman of the Tharu nationality in Harnatar, a village in the Siwan area of Bihar, north India. The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. Bihar lies on the border with Nepal, and the work of Regions Beyond Missionary Union extended there in the 1930s. The lady wears a veil over her head, and elaborate jewellery as an earing, a nose-ring, and as a pendant on her forehead. Traditionally, Tharu jewellery is silver, although this jewellery has been tinted a gold colour. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/mlrr44/c9lf2g
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-0368.tif

description: :unav
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78250
title: Cattle fair at Sonepur, India, 1913

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a view of a cattle fair at Sonepur, Bihar, India. Cattle are led on rope harnesses, and are accompanied by ,ale farmers. One farmer uses an umbrella to shade himself. The Sonepur Cattle Fair is held each November, and stretches from fifteen days to one month. It is the biggest cattle fair in Asia, and was based at Sonepur from the time of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/mlrr44
title: Puccinia coronata Corda, 368

description: Herbarium
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78251
title: Indian Christian, India, ca. 1910

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a head and shoulders hot of a young Indian woman dressed in a sari. The full caption to this slide reads: "Indian Christian woman who lost her husband & child when she confessed Christ." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78252
title: Orphan girl, Motihari, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a girl of around six or seven years of age wearing a smock dress on the path of an institution run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Bihar, India. The caption reads: "Orphan Girl, Motihari." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78253
title: High caste women, Harkua, India, ca. 1915

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group of women of a high caste in Harkua village in the Gopalganj district of Bihar, India. Three women stand and two crouch on the ground. All wear saris and conspicuous jewellery. The caste system in India was a method of dividing up Hindu society according to role. If these women are high caste, they may be members of the Brahmin group, the priest or scholar class. The caption to the slide reads: "High caste women in zenana at Harkua village in Gopalganj." A zenana (literally meaning "pertaining to women") was the part of the household reserved for women in Muslim south Asian households. These zenanas would be visited by the wives of missionaries as part of mission work. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78254
title: First mission boys school in Siwan, India, 1902

description: Black and white lantern slide showing the building of the first mission school of boys in Siwan run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union. Several Indian men and boys stand outside the building, with thatched roof and walls. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78255
title: House of a rich Hindu, Motihari, India, 1934

description: Black and white lantern slide featuring the ruined brick house of an unnamed rich hindu gentleman, destroyed in an earthquake in 1934. There is substantial damage to the front columns and roof of the house. The earthquake in Bihar on 15 January 1934 was one of the worst in the history of India. Around 30 000 people were believed to have died in the tragedy. The epicentre of the earthquake was in eastern Nepal. The caption to the slide reads: "House of a rich Hindu in Motihari. Destroyed in the earthquake. Jan [uar] y 1934." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78219
title: The bathing Ghat, Siwan, India, ca. 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a set of "ghat", steps leading down to a bathing area (usually to a holy river) in Siwan, Bihar, India. A figure can just be seen on the steps. The original caption to this slide reads: "The bathing Ghat, Siwan, where on festival days the people go to perform their ablutions." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78256
title: Mother and children at Bankat, Motihari, India, ca. 1925

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a mother from Bankat, Motihari, with her two children. The mother wears a sari. She holds a small baby in her arms, and her older son stands next to her, looking up at her. They stand outside one of the thatched buildings in their village. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78257
title: Siwan Mission Day School, India, 1906

description: Black and white lantern slide showing a group portrait of the male pupils and staff in the Siwan Mission Day School run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Siwan, Bihar, India. All the pupils appear to be male, and most cover their heads with hat or turbans. The picture features four smartly dressed male Indian staff, and three European missionaries. Mr George Hicks, one of the first missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union to enter India, appears on the left of the group. Reverend J F T Hallowes and John Hodge stand to the right of the group. This image was taken on the visit of Reverend Hallowes to Siwan in 1906. Reverend Hallowes first travelled to India in 1904, and by 1906 was the Minister of the Union Church in Mussoorie in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78258
title: Siwan Orphanage boys, India, 1924

description: Black and white lantern slide featuring a group of boys from the orphanage run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union at Siwan, Bihar, India. The boys pose on a field that is marked with white lines, possibly for games of soccer or cricket. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78259
title: Village boys at play, India, ca. 1925

description: Black and white lantern slide featuring three adolescent boys playing on grassland in Bihar, north-east India. The original caption to the slide reads: "Village boys at play. The centre one is on a small cart." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78260
title: Open air meeting in Motihari with banners, India, 1913

description: Black and white lantern slide featuring a view of an open air meeting in Motihari, Bihar, north India. He photograph was taken by Dr Harry Guinness, the head of Regions Beyond Missionary Union, in 1913. A crowd of men can be seen clustering around a platform, on which a small group of figures stand. One of the Indian men on the platform who can be seen more clearly wears Western dress. Women can be seen on the outside of the main cluster of men. The original caption to the slide reads: "Open Air Meeting in Motihari with banners. Photo by Dr Harry Guinness 1913." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78261
title: Gipseys [sic.] with the day's plunder, Gopalganj, India, ca. 1915

description: Tinted lantern slide featuring two men and one woman. One older and one young man carry bags and fabric on shoulder poles. A woman walks further behind carrying other items. The original caption to this slide reads: "Gipseys [sic.] [illegible] with the day's plunder. Gopalganj." This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78262
title: Bhithirwa [sic] village, Gopalganj, India, ca. 1915

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a view of a crowd of people in the village of Bhitiharwa (here spelled Bhithirwa), Bihar state, India. Men, women and children are in the crowd, and a dog and a cow can be seen in the foreground. The photograph was taken by M.T Peters. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78263
title: Thawe fair, India, 1905

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a crowd of men and women at a fair (or "mela") in the village of Thawe, in Gopalganj, Bihar, India. Durga Temple at Thawe is a major Hindu pilgrimage site, and a month long mela is organised there each year. The original caption to the slide reads: "Thawe Fair - Photo by A.L.B." The photograph was taken by Alexander Banks, one of the first missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union to enter Bihar in 1899, along with George Hicks. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78264
title: From crescent to cross, India, ca. 1915

description: Tinted lantern slide showing a young man, Paulas Mishael, who was once an orphan cared for by Regions Beyond Missionary Union. At the time that the image was taken, Paulas Mischel was a teacher in the day school run by Regions Beyond Missionary Union in Siwan, Bihar. Paulas wears a Western style jacket, a shirt and a dhoti, a length of white cotton worn around the waist by men, most often seen in Indian villages. Paulas leans on a wicker chair. He wears socks and shoes on his feet, and holds a book or tract in his hand. This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
DOI: 10.48370/ofd/haavbj/utfprf
title: Puccinia coronata Corda F-0364.tif

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