“Indië – Lahore : De familie van den “Dhobi” (waschman). Indes – Lahore : La familie du “Dhobi” (lessiveur). A family of the Dhobi caste or washermen is depicted. This occupational caste washes the soiled linen from households. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Zusters van Liefde van J.M. Gent. Moederhuis: Molenaarastraat. 50. Onderwijs en werken van Liefdadigheid 64 huizen en Eruopa, Congo, Indië en Ceylon. Sœurs de la Charité de J. M. Gand. Maison Mère: 50, rue des Meuniers. Œuvres d’enseignement et de charité 64 maisons en Europe, Congo, Indes en Ceylan. Photo J Buyens Zwijnaardsche Steenweg, 183, Gent. Tel. 14074.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (4e Série). La Mission du Sacré-Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 3. - Un Radjah et son fils." A Raja and his son pose for the camera. They are both dressed in royal garments. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Mission des Peres Franciscains Francais au Chan-Tong Oriental(Chine) 6. Mgr WITTNER visite les oeuvres : les enfants et les vieillards de l'hospice The postcard has two photographs separated by text. The first photograph shows a priest posing with a Chinese child. The second photograph shows the priest speaking with a Chinese male. The back of the postcard is blank.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Chinese Schoolgirls at Work, Hinghwa. Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, 27, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. 2. The photo shows two girls doing laundry. The back of the postcard is blank.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." A family poses in front of a thatched-roof home with a missionary. The missionary is holding the hand of the father, who is lying down on the ground. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Congregation de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, 21, Rue Michain, Paris "Madagascar - Les lepreux au milleu de lis." A dozen men afflicted with leprosy stand outdoors, one holding a bundle of flowers in his hands. They wear white tunics and trousers., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Oeuvre des Vocations et des Missions Dominicaines. Roeping-en Missiewerk der EE. PP. Predikheeren." "Mission Dominicaine de L'Uele Oriental. Congo Belte. Dominikaansche Missie in Belgisch Congo.", and WADSA. Depart d'un groupe d'ouvriers - Een groote verhuis. A group of porters ranging from young children to adult men and women depart from a village. All carry burdens atop their heads.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Chinese School Girls. Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, 27, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. The picture shows the heads of four young Chinese girls. All have on some type of native headdress. The back of the postcard is blank.
"3. L'Oued M'Zab [M'zab, Oued]. Puits et Troupeau communal." A herd of cattle stands near communal wells. There are palm trees around the cleared area and behind the palm trees are small mountains.
