“Les Missionnaires Prémontrés de France. Église de Vohemar.“ A church altar with a statue of the Virgin Mary is depicted. The name of the publisher “Aulard et Cie, 6 rue de Vieux-Colombier, Paris.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., An interior view of a chapel facing the altar., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains the caption: "Kolwezi. N.- D. des Lumieres. La Chapelle." ("The Chapel") There is also information about the printer: "Ern. Thill, Bruxelles"
"Interior da Igreja de N. a Sr. a das Victorias - Huambo" An elaborate altar is set behind a railing in a church with a high ceiling, arched windows, and vaulted roof.
“12. ̶ Madagascar. ̶ Le Séminaire d’Ambohipo, près Tananarive.” Missionary fathers stand outside the imposing Ambohipo Seminary. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Pour ‘l’Œuvre des Prêtres malgaches’, 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (4e Série). La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 9. - Un éléphant tout harnaché pour figurer dans une procession La tête est peinte, les broderies du baldaquin sont en or." An elephant is harnessed to appear in a procession. A man steers the elephant in front of a covered box on top of the elephant for people to sit in. The embroidery of the canopy is gold and the head of the elephant is painted. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Topic):
Animals; Customs and traditions; Indigenous populations
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The worship of ancestors costs the Empire of China 30,000 000 pounds annually. The total number of Christian adherents in China in connexion[sic] with the C.M.S. is places at nearly 27,000. The image depicts two Chinese men and a boy in an altar room praying and doing rites for ancestor worship. The postcard is written on back and front.
“165. ̶ Madagascar. ̶ Femme Antaimora.” An Antaimoro woman is depicted carrying an infant on her back and basket on her head . The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Pour ‘l’Œuvre des Prêtres Malgaches’, 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe. Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"Mission Salésienne De L'Assam - Indes Anglaises. 1. - Shillong - La Préfecture apostolique." An Apostolic Prefecture in Shillong, Assam. There are many stairs ascending to the buidling.
