"Missions des Peres Oblats en Amerique du Nord." "Pere et Frere Missionnaires aux travaux de charpente." Two Catholic missionary fathers work a whipsaw on a log raised on a framework, one above and one below. On the back of the postcard is printed "Edit. des Oblats de Marie, 71, Rue St-Guidon, Bruxelles." and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Afrique Australe "Missions des Oblats et des Oblates de Saint Francois de Sales" "Depart pour la visite des huttes Les Soeurs missionnaires conduites par leur cocher indigene." Two Catholic missionary sisters sit in a small two-wheeled cart. A young boy holds the reins to the two horses that draw it. Behind them is a large whitewashed building., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculee" "Oeuvre des Missions O. M. I. - 75 Rue de l'Assumption - Paris (XVIc), Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculee, Revue Mensuelle 10 fr. C. C. 99-99, Paris."
2 mules carrying a Shen-dz, a sort of sedan chair. Slide from Chris' father's collection. He was a missionary in North China, not far from where Victor & I went to school, in Shantung [now Shandong] province. In south China, we didn't use horses or mules. Nor did we have the shen-dz" to travel in; we used chairs and boats!" Two mules are carrying a type of sedan chair called a shen-dz on a dirt road., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris" "11 = Madagascar. Rizieres sur les haunts plateaux.", and Two people are shown standing on a grassy hillside, looking down onto partially-flooded rice paddies.
A man stands holding a walking stick outside of a conical stick hut with a thatched roof. Beside him kneels another figure., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the margin of the correspondence section is "Missions des Oblats de Marie Immaculee" "ZOulous - Leur bonheur serait a souhait s'ils possedaient cette assurance que Dieu les aime, et cette splendeur de l'appeler "Notre Pere"."
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 305 | Folder 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and By Sampan, down the Kwei River "Against the Current" Boatman is navigating with a pole.
"Missien der Paters Oblaten in de IJsvelden van Noord Canada." "In die wiegjes hangen ze op moeders rug." Two small children are shown tied into swaddling on carrying boards. The back of the postcard is printed with "Klooster der paters Oblaten, Waereghem." and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
3. La Procession - Kisantu - De Processie. ("The Procession") The two pictures depict different views of the procession., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the mission agency: "Mission du Kwango. Kwango - Missie."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., La gymnastique - Kisantu - Turnoefeningen. ("Gymnastic Exercises") One of the two pictures depicts a view a class outside a brick building standing in structured lines doing the exercises and the other shows another class doing gymnastics while holding flags. There is also information about the mission agency: "Mission des R.R. P.P. Jesuites au Kwango. Kwango- Missie der E.E. P.P. Jezuieten in Kongo., and The back of the postcard is blank.
