cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m235
title: Portrait of Ranavalona I

description: Copy of painted portrait of Ranavalona I, Queen of Merina from  1828 to 1861.; Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) was the twenty-seventh governor of Michigan serving one term from 1911-12. He travelled widely and visited Madagascar between 1912 and 1914, publishing Madagascar, Land of the Man-eating tree in 1924. A number of the prints in this album are reproduced in this title. The  album comprises  prints, mainly printing-out paper, either taken by or collected by Osborn.  The album is inscribed "This album was made by natives of Madagascar. The bark of the "Tati" was used for the cover".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12315
title: Missionary sister administers a vaccination, Yaounde, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "YAOUNDE. - Le Dispensaire" ("The Dispensary")  Beside a table full of medicines, a missionary sister gives a shot to a woman while at least five others wait in line for treatment.  Postcard issued by Les Soeurs Missionnaires du Saint-Esprit au Cameroun.; The back of the postcard is blank with printed information about the mission agency: "29, Rue Lhomond, Paris (Ve)," and the publisher: "Radiogravure A. Breger Freres, Arcueil (Seine)". Les Soeurs Missionnaires du Saint-Esprit au Cameroun was a women's Catholic religious order.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2251
title: Group portrait missionary and students of Boys' High School, Ghana, ca. 1910

description: "The faithful eight! Mr. Balmer's first boys. This is the nucleus of the Boys High School now grown to 68 with Rev. W.T. Balmer B.A. in the centre." 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-m12283
title: Missionary with two baptized children, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des P.P. du Saint Esprit - Cameroun - Premier bapteme en terre a Afrique" ("First baptism in the land of Africa").  A missionary priest poses with two children; one wears an entire outfit of white, the other only a white and black robe around the waist to the ankle.; 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: 10.3886/e131861
title: Women on Probation and Parole Followup

description: <br>This is a followup study of the data for Women on Probation and Parole. For those study participants, the Women's Risk/Needs Assessment was administered between 2015 and 2018. Items for risk/need sub-scales to assess risks and needs that had been administered between 2011-2013 to this group of women were repeated at least once, and for some sub-scales twice. Additional scales were measured to reflect satisfaction with life and generativity. The data include self-reports of continued substance misuse and contact with the criminal justice system. <br>
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12281
title: Four women preparing a meal, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Missions des P.P. du Saint Esprit - Cameroun - Preparatifs du Souper" ("Preparations for Supper"). Gathered around a steaming pot, four women perform individual tasks in preparation for a meal.; 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-m12333
title: Two women look to the horizon, Yoko, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: A profile portrait of two women wearing head coverings and knee-length dresses standing arm in arm.  Both smile as they look into the distance.; The back of the postcard is blank, containing a printed title "9. L'Afrique regarde l'avenir avec confiance" ("Africa looks at the future with confidence"), information about the mission agency "Mission Catholique, a YOKO (Cameroun) C. C. Marselle 9760", and the name of the publisher "Helio Maison Jean-Bernard, editeur, St-Etienne".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12320
title: Missionary sister with orphans on benches, Yaounde, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "YAOUNDE. -La Creche-Orphelinat" ("The Crib-Orphanage").  A Missionary sister poses with seventeen children and one other woman.  Two children stand in the back, the rest sit on two benches.  Postcard issued by Les Soeurs Missionnaires du Saint-Espirt au Cameroun.; The back of the postcard is blank. Les Soeurs Missionnaires du Saint-Esprit au Cameroun was a women's Catholic religious order.
DOI: 10.3886/e131861v3
title: Women on Probation and Parole Followup

description: <br>This is a followup study of the data for Women on Probation and Parole. For those study participants, the Women's Risk/Needs Assessment was administered between 2015 and 2018. Items for risk/need sub-scales to assess risks and needs that had been administered between 2011-2013 to this group of women were repeated at least once, and for some sub-scales twice. Additional scales were measured to reflect satisfaction with life and generativity. The data include self-reports of continued substance misuse and contact with the criminal justice system. <br>
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12279
title: People in a boat, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: "Cameroun - Un Bras Du Wuri A Jebale". Three men paddle a boat to shore while a woman holding a baby stands in the front.; The back of the postcard has a handwritten message in French, with a printed 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-m12292
title: View of a mountain, Douala, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: "Cameroun - Le Mont Cameroun (4000 m.), Vu De La Terrasse De Douala" ("The Mount Cameroun (4000 m.), Seen from the Terrace of Douala").  A large mountain rises in the distance while in the foreground stand a white fence, tall tree, and stone path.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed address for the publisher: "Societe des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bld Arago (Paris) - BRAUN & Cie, Imp. Mulhouse-Dornach" The Société des Missions was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12311
title: Children with shell necklaces, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Petits enfants paiens avec leurs colliers de coquillages" ("Little children with their collars of shells").  Twenty children pose (half standing, half sitting) with necklaces made of shells.  In the background women look on.  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-m1930
title: View of church, Buff Bay, Jamaica, ca. 1910

description: "The Buff Bay Wesleyan Church before the earthquake showing schoolroom on the left in which the society has had to worship since the church has not yet been restored."; 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-m12295
title: Church and  wooden home, Douala, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: "Cameroun - Temple de Bonalembe - Douala" ("Temple of Bonalembe").  A large white church with a bell tower stands next to a smaller dwelling of wood and palm branches.  Three adults and one child congregate in front of the wooden home.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed address for the publisher: "Ste des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bd Arago, Paris." The Société des Missions was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12317
title: Missionary sister spoon-feeding baby orphans, Yaounde, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "YAOUNDE. - Les petits Orphelins." ("The small orphans").  A missionary sister feeds a group of children who sit on a mat on the ground.  In the background another woman cares for some children in a long wooden cradle.  Postcard issued by Les Soeurs Missionnaires du Saint-Espirt au Cameroun.; The back of the postcard is blank with printed information about the mission agency: "Les Soeurs Missionnaires du Saint-Espirt, 29, Rue Lhomond, Paris 5e, Ch. P. 1345.09" Les Soeurs Missionnaires du Saint-Esprit au Cameroun was a women's Catholic religious order.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12293
title: Washing babies in front of a house, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: "Cameroun - La toilette des Bebes" ("The washing of the babies").  Three small babies sit in bowls filled with water while three adolescent girls pose behind them.  In the background, another child sits on the steps to the house, a woman leans from the railing of the porch, and another woman holds a baby in the doorway.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed address for the publisher: "Societe des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bld Arago (Paris) - Braun & Cie. Imp. Edit., Mulhouse-Dornach" The Société des Missions was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12327
title: Couple with an image of the Virgin and child, Yoko, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: A man and woman stand side by side.  The woman is holding an image of the Virgin and child up to her chest.; The back of the postcard is blank with a printed title "4. Jean et Maria", information about the mission agency "Mission Catholique, a YOKO (Cameroun) C. C. Marselle 9760", and the name of the publisher "Helio Maison Jean-Bernard, editeur, St-Etienne".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12277
title: Girl with earring and necklace, Foumban, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Cameroun - Petite fille de Foumban" ("Small girl of Foumban").  Profile portrait of a young girl wearing an earring and a necklace.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed address for the publisher: "Edit. des Missions Evangeliques, 102, b. Arago, Paris." The Société des Missions Evangéliques was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12291
title: Children bathing in the Wuri River, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "Cameroun - Le bain dans le fleuve Wuri" ("The bath in the Wuri river").  Four children bathe in a shallow portion of the Wuri river close to the shore.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed address for the publisher: "Ste des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bd Arago, Paris" The Société des Missions was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12303
title: Using bamboo poles to make a house, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "6. On apporte les bambous pour construire la case" ("Bringing the bamboo to build the house").  Over twenty men pose while holding very long bamboo poles vertically in the air.  In the background, men stand upon large mounds of palm branches and other materials in preparation to build a house.  Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin.; The back of the postcard is blank and contains 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-m12290
title: Christian woman, Douala, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: "Cameroun - Femme chretienne Douala" ("Christian woman of Douala").  A profile protrait, from the shoulders up, of a woman  wearing a dark dress, thin necklace, and small earring.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed 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-m12339
title: Christian family, Akono, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: A seated husband and wife pose with their four children, the smallest of whom the mother holds in her lap.; The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title "(9) CAMEROUN (A.E.F.) - Famille chretienne d'Akono" ("Christian family of Akono") and information about the mission agency "(Missions des Peres du Saint-Esprit.) Edite par &lt;&gt;, Revue mensuelle, 30, rue Lhomond, Paris (5e), 10 fr. par an. Ch. post. 1718-45, Paris". The Congregation of the Holy Ghost was a Catholic order that sent missionaries to French colonies in Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2140
title: Staff and students in workshop, Technical school, Banjul, Gambia, ca .1910

description: "Carpenters shop, Technical School, Bathurst. The instructor (Wm Armatage) is on the right. Interior view of worskshop with staff and students.; 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-m2129
title: Fetish tree, Sierra Leone, ca. 1905-1915

description: "A fetish tree. The stone at the root of this tree is supposed by the natives to travel by night to and from a river in the neighbourhood." James Walton served in Sierra Leone and Gambia from 1902 to 1920. Photograph deposited via W.T.Balmer.; 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-m2273
title: Large group portrait of female students, Ghana, ca. 1910

description: "Girls High School and Training Home, Cape Coast Castle". Large group portrait of girls and young women students.; 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-m12326
title: A mother fixes her daughter's hair, Yoko, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: Standing by a long thatched-roof building, a mother fixes her daughter's hair.; The back of the postcard is blank with a printed title "23. Maman et Madeleine" ("Mom and Madeleine"), information about the mission agency "Mission Catholique, a YOKO (Cameroun) C. C. Marselle 9760", and the name of the publisher "Helio Maison Jean-Bernard, editeur, St-Etienne".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12314
title: Wood carving of animals, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "SALLE DE L'AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE (PERES DU ST-ESPIRT) - Detail d'une vitrine - Reproduction d'une sculpture Indigene (Nord - Cameroun)." ("ROOM OF FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA (FATHERS OF the ST-ESPIRT) - Detail of a window - Reproduction of an Indigenous sculpture (Northern - Cameroun)").  A rectangular two dimensional wood carving of assorted animals, including an elephant, dog, and various birds.; The back of the postcard is blank with printed information about the mission agency: "Aidez les Missions des Peres du St-Esprit, Abonnez vous a leurs "Annales", Pere Briault. C. C. 611 - 49, 30, Rue Lhomond, Paris (5e)" ("Help the Mission of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit, subscribe to their 'Annals'") and the printed address of the publisher: "Dillen et Cie, Heliograx. 23, rue Oudinot - Paris".  The back also contains a title: "Exposition de Vincences (1931)".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12328
title: Woman carrying a sleeping child on her back, Yoko, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: A woman carries a sleeping child on her back by means of a detailed fabric wrapped around her torso and the child.  Several people look on in the background while standing on the porch of a nearby building.; The back of the postcard is blank with a printed title "1. Bebe dort en son berceau" ("Baby sleeps in his cradle "), information about the mission agency "Mission Catholique, a YOKO (Cameroun) C. C. Marselle 9760", and the name of the publisher "Helio Maison Jean-Bernard, editeur, St-Etienne".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1912
title: View of church, Jamaica, ca. 1920

description: "The Fain prospect Wesleyan Church before the earthquake. This church was completely wrecked. Scarcely on stone being left upon another." Wedding group on steps of church in distance.; 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-m2139
title: Portrait of young woman, Banjul, Gambia, ca. 1910

description: "A native Christian lady , Bathurst W[est] A[frica] in her bridesmaid's dress." Portrait of young woman seated outdoors. [now Banjul, Gambia].; 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-m2311
title: Group portrait of school children, Ghana, ca. 1910-1920

description: "Tarquah Day School, Gold Coast." Large group portrait of children outside building. 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: 10.25549/impa-m12286
title: Church of Douala, Douala, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: "Cameroun - Eglise de Douala" ("Church of Douala").  Large church with bell tower among trees and dirt road.  Postage stamps on top right of image.; The back of the postcard contains a handwritten message in French, with a printed address for the publisher: "Edit. des Missions Evangeliques, 102, b. Arago, Paris." The Société des Missions Evangéliques was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12305
title: Suspension bridge over the river, Cameroon, ca. 1920-1940

description: "9. En Foret: Un pont de lianes suspendu de 40 metres de long" ("A bridge of vines suspended 40 metres long").  One man poses in front of a bridge made of vines while a woman stands at the halfway point on the bridge over the river.  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-m12308
title: Students perform exercises at school, Foumban, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "2. Mission de Foumban - Seance de Gymnastique" ("Mission of Foumban - Gymnastics class").  With the school building in the background, over forty students and two adults perform calisthenics by standing in four straight lines with arms spread to their sides.  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-m1988
title: View of church, Jamaica, ca. 1910

description: The Wesley Mount Church in the Manchester Circuit.". View of congregation outside church.; 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-m12294
title: Evangelist and his family, Foumban, Cameroon, ca.1920-1930

description: "Cameroun - Evangeliste de Foumban et sa famille" ("Evangelist of Foumban and his family").  A family poses in front of three stone archways.  The husband stands while his wife sits to his right and their four children sit in front.; The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed address for the publisher: "Ste des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Bd Arago Paris." The Société des Missions was a Protestant organization known in English as the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12302
title: Palace of the Sultan, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "4. Art Indigene: Palais du Sultan Njoya: Le Belvedere" ("4. Indigenous art: Palace of the Njoya Sultan: The View-point"). A large stone building with many windows and arches atop a pyramidal foundation. Two men pose on the stairway leading up to the entrance.  Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin.; The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Procure de la Mission: 214, Rue Lafayette - Paris (Xe)" and 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-m12304
title: Missionary priest with adult catechists, Cameroon, ca.1920-1940

description: "3. Le Pere avec un groupe de Catechistes" ("The Father with a group of catechists"). A Missionary father poses with a group of nine adult men in Western dress.  Postcard issued by Mission des Pretres du Sacre-Coeur de St-Quentin.; The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains 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.