Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard is blank., and Un luxe Europeen au Congo - Le blanchissage du linge. ("A European luxury in Congo - the washing of linen.") Nine indigenous women stand in a stream washing linen. Postcard issued by the "Missions des Peres du St-Esprit - Congo Francais."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Chinese Home Industry Weaving. Two women are sitting at wooden machines, one is using a spinning wheel while the other woman is weaving fabric.
1st year after war with Japan. Dedication of children. Shaoshing [now Shaoxing], Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and From the collection of the Hartwell family, American Baptist missionaries serving in China between 1858 and the 1940s.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Enfants de soldats au camp de Lisala, 1901 ("Children of soldiers at Camp Lisala") Two women pose outside on the ground with eight children who are sitting on a blanket. The front of the postcard also includes: "Reproduction interdite Cl. Dr De Valkeneer", and The back of the postcard is blank and contains: "Ligue Nationale pour la protection de L'enfance noire au Congo Belge. Envoyez votre adhesion a la Trésoriere, Mme M. Lescart 52, rue Americaine, Bruxelles. Cotisaton annuelle: 1 fr.; 5fr.; 10 fr.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger) Afrique Equatoriale - Femmes noires se rendant au travail. Six women walk away from a thatched-roof mud building. Five carry digging sticks and the sixth carries a basket., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. A circular printer's mark reads "Imprimerie A. Thiriat Toulouse".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions du Sud- Afrique- Série VI - Ces demoiselles partent aux champs (Natal) ("These ladies go to the fields") A group of women are standing outside all holding hoes and shovels in their hands. There is also a missionary sister standing near the women., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the mission agency: "Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculée. Oeuvre des Missions O.M.l. - 75. Rue de l'Assomption. - Parie (XVIe). Abonnez-vous aux Petites Annales des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie-Immaculée Revue Mensuelle 10 fr. C./C. 99-99. Paris."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "Copyright, C.M.S. Bookshop, Lagos." (Church Missionary Society) There is also a printed caption: "This is a real photograph. Printed in England.", and What's On? A group of about five women are sitting on stools and on the ground in front of large bowls and displays of food. There are people in the background doing various tasks. There are also children standing with some women near one of the bowls of food.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Four indigenous women stand in a field of tall grass. The women wear crosses and carry sickles. Two wear white clothes; one in the center wears a polka dot dress., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title: "BASUTOS. - La faucille sur l'epaule, le chapelet en sautoir, elles vont a la moisson...La jeune Eglise connait elle aussi les belles moissons d'or." ("BASUTOS. - The sickle on the shoulder, the chain in the saltire, they go to the harvest... the young Church knows it also the beautiful gold harvests") The postcard is issued by the "Missions des Oblats de Marie Immaculee" and published by "Editions Apostoliques, 36, Rue de Trion, Lyon."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Femmes atteintes de la maladie du sommeil. ("Women afflicted by the sleeping sickness.") A missionary sister supports two indigenous women who stand on either side of her. The indigenous women are visibly ill and one holds the hand on a young child. Postcard issued by "Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie en Mission - Leopoldville (Congo belge).", and The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie ont actuellement en pays de Mission 145 maisons avec 156 ecoles, plus 389 oeuvres pour l'enfance groupant 56.000 enfants. Elles ont en outre pour les malades 47 hopitaux avec 71.000 malades hospitalises dans l'annee, 7 leproseries avec 1.507 lepreux, 7 lazarets avec 1.873 contagieux et 107 dispensaires ou 2.100.000 soins ont ete donnes en 1926. -- Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie - 7, Impasse Reille, Paris XIVe." ("The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary currently have in Mission countries 145 houses with 156 schools, plus 389 works for children consisting of 56.000 children. Moreover for the sick they have 7 hospitals with 71.000 patients hospitalized each year, 7 leper-houses with 1.507 leprous, 7 lazarets with 1.873 contagious and 107 dispensaries where 2.100.000 were given care in 1926. -- Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - 7, Impasse Reille, Paris XIVe.")
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Femmes du Zanzibar ("Women of Zanzibar") Two women dressed in traditional clothing are posed outside with their children. They are both holding small children on their backs and a child is standing between the women. The front of the postcard also contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre Dame d'Afrique Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger)", and The back of the postcard is blank.
