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A religious sister (probably an Irish-born Sister of the Holy Cross) at a school (or orphanage) in Cape Province, South Africa.

A religious sister (probably from the Sisters of the Holy Cross) with children, probably from a parish school or orphanage in Cape Province, South Africa.

A religious pageant for children, probably at a parish school in Cape Province, South Africa.

Capuchin friars with Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. in Cape Town on the occasion of his visitation to South Africa in 1957. Front row (from left): Fr. Raphael Curran OFM Cap., Fr. Agathangelus Herlihy OFM Cap., Fr. James O'Mahony OFM Cap., Fr. Capistran Singleton OFM Cap. Fr. Didacus McGrath OFM Cap., Fr. Carthage Ruth OFM Cap. Back row (from left): Fr. Christopher Crowley OFM Cap., Fr. Oliver O'Hanlon OFM Cap., Fr. Damascene McKenna OFM Cap., Fr. Jerome McQuillan OFM Cap., Fr. Macanise O'Neill OFM Cap., Fr. Marcellus Carroll OFM Cap.

An image of a outdoor market or bazaar in Cape Town, South Africa.

An image on a canoe on the Zambezi River in Northern Rhodesia.

An image captioned 'Dominion Monarch / 1947'. The photograph shows a line-crossing ceremony on the ship, an initiation rite that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. Built in England between 1937 and 1939, the 'Dominion Monarch' was a passenger liner which regularly operated services between Britain and ports in the southern hemisphere (particularly in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand).

An image of individuals (possibly a family group) on a beach near Cape Town in South Africa.

An image of a Marian Year procession in Cape Town, South Africa. Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap. (1902-1983) accompanies the procession.

A manuscript map showing the locations of stations and churches founded by Christian (mainly Protestant) denominations in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). A reference key gives the dates of arrival of the various congregations and groups in the country. The map is extant on p. 11 in the volume.