"Prémontrès de Madagascar ̶ Mission de Maroantsetra." Several buildings at the mission are shown behind a fence at a street corner. A hand pump for a well is seen opposite the buildings. There are several handwritten words in French on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Ordination of two Bishops Song (sung) Ku (gu) Men in Bishop robes stand in front of a building. The three Western bishops are standing, while the two Chinese bishops are seated in chairs.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Congo Francais - L'Ordination d'un pretre noir - L'Abbe Laurent Bunga missionnaire a Landana. ("French Congo - the Ordination of an indigenous priest - the Abbot Laurent Bunga missionary at Landana.") An indigenous priest and two indigenous acolytes stand in the doorway of a church., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Missions des Peres du St-Esprit - La Congregation du St-Esprit vouee au Salut de la race noire evangelise le tiers de l'Afrique, les Antilles et une grande partie de l'Amerique. Elle se consacre aux races et oeuvres les plus abandonnees." ("Mission of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit - the Congregation of Holy Spirit is dedicated to the health of the black race, evangelising one-third of Africa, the Antilles, and most of America. It is devoted to the abandoned races and works.")
“Ordination de trois prêtres japonais, Nagasaki, Japon. Three Japanese priests being ordained. Nagasaki, Japan.” Three candidates lie prostrate before the altar during the Rite of Ordination into the Catholic priesthood. “Missions-Etrangères de Paris, 128 rue du Bac.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874), born in Baltimore, accompanied William Drummond Stewart on an 1837 expedition to the Green River Valley, Wind River Mountains, and the eastern section of Oregon Territory. He was commissioned by Stewart to sketch the Indians and scenery and later enlarge them into oil paintings.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon
Subject (Name):
Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810-1874 and Stewart, William Drummond, Sir, 1795 or 6-1871
Davidson, I.G. (Isaac Grundy), 1845-1922. Himes, G. H. (George H.)
Published / Created:
ca. 1879
Call Number:
WA Photos 400
Container / Volume:
Leather bound volume
Image Count:
43
Abstract:
Two versions of a viewbook, each with a different binding, that consist of photographs along the Columbia River, as well as images of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, created by Isaac Grundy Davidson and compiled by printer George H. Himes, both from Portla
Description:
Letterpress captions on album pages. Ebony and wood bound vol. includes two additional images that consist of a view of the breakers at Cape Disappointment and a copy photograph of the painting by maritime artist Cleveland Rockwell that depicts of the mou
Publisher:
G.H. Himes, printer
Subject (Geographic):
Cape Disappointment State Park (Wash.), Coeur dAlene Lake (Idaho), Columbia River., Fort Sherman (Idaho), Idaho., Multnomah Falls (Or.), Northwest, Pacific., Oregon., Rainier, Mount (Wash.), Seattle (Wash.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash, Spokane (Wash.), and Washintgon (State)
Subject (Name):
Northern Pacific Railroad Company., Northern Pacific Railway Company, Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company., and Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Subject (Topic):
Cities and towns, Landscape photography., Railroads., and Waterfalls.
