Missionary Gallery

PEXP2A-00059

Father Pierre Jean de Smet, a Jesuit missionary to Native Americans on the western US frontier, 1800s.
Hand colored woodcut of a 19th century photograph

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Roman Catholic church for natives in the hills of Mexico, 1800s

Native American woman approaching hut where Mass is celebrated near Pachuca, Mexico, 1800s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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EXPL2A-00194

Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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