"Face au diable. Dôme de pagode." In the picture on the left is a missionary looking at a statue of the devil. On the right is the top of a pagoda that has many sculptures carved into it.
“Collection de L’Œuvre Pontificale de la Sainte-Enfance. 44, Rue de Cherche-Midi. – Paris 6e. Sœurs de Nevers. Osaka– La leçon d’ouvrage manuel.” Missionary sisters oversee women at their sewing tasks. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “L’Œuvre Pontificale de la Sainte-Enfance baptize chaque année près de 600.000 petits infidèles. Eile en élève près de Un million. De 1843 à 1930, elle a fait baptizer 25 millions d’enfants et a envoyé aux missions 380 millions de francs.” There is no handwriting on the back.
“Missions de Scheut ̶ Léopoldville-Est (Kinshasa). Les débuts de l’école professionnelle de menuiserie.” Men are shown in the lumber yard working at different tasks at the mission carpentry school. The name of the publisher “Congo ̶ Propriété de Scheut.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
“Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. Regnault, Photo-Orléans. Madagascar. – Imerimandroso. ̶ Départ pour la visite d’un village au-delà du lac.” Missionary sisters are shown out on a lake or river in a canoe. People stand at both ends to maneuver the craft. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., De Missie te St. Truiden-bij-Lusambo. ("The Mission at St. Truiden to Lusambo") A panoramic view of the mission, with a number of children standing on the mission grounds. Thatched roof buildings made of brick can be seen in the distance., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the mission agency: "Congo -Eigendom van Scheut.'"
Postcard photographs related to United States military involvement in the Mexican Revolution
Container / Volume:
Folder 57
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Collection includes postcard photographs created by commercial and amateur photographers of locations and events related to United States military involvement in the Mexican Revolution, ca. 1910-1917.
Subject (Geographic):
Mexican-American Border Region--Pictorial works and Misson (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes. La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 6. - Les Mission-sisters d'Ajmer, soeurs anglo-indiennes de la Mission ; au milieu d'elles, une postulante." The Mission-sisters of Ajmer, or Anglo-Indian Sisters of Mission, pose for the camera. There is a postulant among them. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France.
"Les Baptiseuses à l'oeuvre. - Indes - Mission des Soeurs de St-Joseph d'Annecy." Mission sisters caring for women and their young children in front of thatched-roof homes.
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 248 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Members of the Conference 1899. About to cross the Yangtze. Westerners in clergy dress boarding Chinese boat with mast on the banks of Yangtze River.
