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1913 antique MARATHI MISSION INDIA AMERICAN BOARD FOREIGN MISSIONS book
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Scarce 1913 illustrated centennial booklet titled Centennial Souvenir of the Marathi Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1813–1913, prepared by A. H. Clark. The publication measures approximately 8 x 7.75 inches and is bound in its original string-tied paper wrappers with gilt cover title.
This photographic souvenir was produced to commemorate 100 years of American Protestant missionary work in western India, particularly in the Marathi-speaking regions around Bombay and Ahmednagar. The booklet contains dozens of early photographic illustrations documenting mission churches, schools, hospitals, industrial training programs, and the missionaries and Indian Christian leaders associated with the work.
Subjects illustrated include:
Early American missionaries in India including Rev. Gordon Hall and Samuel Newell
Faculty and students of Ahmednagar Theological Seminary
Mission churches and buildings in Bombay, Ahmednagar, Wai, Satara, Mahabaleshwar, and Wadála
Bombay High School and other mission schools for boys and girls
Kindergarten and teacher-training programs in Sholapur
Industrial and vocational training including weaving and mechanical instruction
American Mission Blind School in Bombay and the Cane Work Shop for the Blind
Medical work at the Ahmednagar Hospital for Women and Children
Leper asylum at Sholapur
Orphanages created during the Indian famine of 1900
Numerous large group photographs of missionaries, Indian Christian converts, students, teachers, and hospital staff
Many photographs show early cross-cultural educational and medical work in colonial India, including Indian pastors, teachers, nurses, and students who became leaders in local Christian communities.
The rear cover notes the booklet was printed by the Scottish Mission Industries Co., Ltd. at the Orphanage Press, Poona, and published by the American Marathi Mission at Ahmednagar.
Condition:
Original wrappers with expected age toning, edge wear, and scattered staining. Interior pages generally clean with occasional spotting and minor staining near the gutters on a few leaves. Binding string intact. Please review photos for overall condition.
A scarce photographic record of American missionary work in India during the colonial period, with strong historical, educational, and photographic interest.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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