Capuchin friars (including Fr. Seraphin Nesdale OFM Cap. and Fr. Christopher Crowley OFM Cap.) with local inhabitants at the Loanja mission station in Northern Rhodesia.
Two Irish Capuchin missionaries (Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap. on the right, and possibly Fr. Serpahin Nesdale OFM Cap.) on the banks of the Zambezi River, Northern Rhodesia.
From left, Fr. Timothy Connery OFM Cap., Fr. Christopher Crowley OFM Cap., and Fr. Agathangelus Herlihy OFM Cap. outside the mission church in Sichili in Northern Rhodesia.
Photographic album of Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. (1915-2005). The album contains un-captioned black and white photographic prints. Fr. Albert was resident in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) from 1945-67. The volume contains captioned prints relating to Fr. Albert’s ministry in the country including: • Bishop Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. with first communicants in Livingstone. • Interior views of the High Altar and Sanctuary of St. Theresa’s Church, Livingstone. • An aerial view of St. Theresa’s Church and the surrounding suburbs of Livingstone. • Views of Victoria Falls, Northern Rhodesia. • Altar servers. • Excursion trips for Altar servers. • First Holy Communion Day in Livingstone in 1948 and 1952. The names of the parents and children are given in captions. • The wedding of Mr and Mrs Butcher in Livingstone. • Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. (1915-2005) with African religious sisters at an air-strip in Northern Rhodesia.
A collection of colour photographic prints of Victoria Falls and the surrounding area (including Livingstone Island and Forest Gorge) compiled by Br. Andrew O’Shea OFM Cap. The file includes some postcard prints. Some of the prints also show Fr. Hugh Murphy OFM Cap., Br. Daniel O’Brien OFM Cap. and Fr. Declan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. The file includes a typescript copy of an ‘Extract from Dr. David Livingstone’s Missionary Travels on the Zambezi’. The album was compiled by Br. Andrew O’Shea in 1982. The prints are captioned and are held in plastic sleeves. The prints have been removed from the ring folder.
Fr. Killian Flynn receiving an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to African education at a ceremony in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, in 1958.
