cover image: Missionary outside village chapel, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, ca. 1890

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Missionary outside village chapel, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, ca. 1890

"Village chapel - Nagercoil". Missionary standing outside chapel door. Groups of indigenous men to the side. The Nagercoil mission was established in 1819 and this station was to become the centre of LMS educational work in South India. It was the training centre for the indigenous clergy, who were so important to the success of the South Indian missions.
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Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m1374
Date published
circa 1890
Dates
circa 1890
Format
Photographs
Pages
albumen prints, 13 x 19.5 cm.
Place Discussed
India Madras Nagercoil
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-m1374 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-SOA-CWM-09-10-007-003-2
Rights
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Council for World Missions University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library docenquiry@soas.ac.uk http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/798acb9e73d4815c9bd3acb712bce19a