15. - La Premiere Benediction Aux Parents. ("15. - The First Blessing of the Parents.") A young indigenous priest raises his hand to bless two adults who kneel on the ground before him. A number of children stand nearby to witness the event., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains a printed title: "Ouagadougou - 16. - Un jeune pretre noir benit ses parents - A young native priest blesses his parents." The back also contains information about the publisher: "Missions des Peres Blancs - Missions of the White Fathers - Librairie Missionnaire - 26, rue Vavin - Paris VIe - Peres Blancs, Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil, Bonnelles (S.-&-O.)"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Five boys posing with magazines, one of whom is reading., and The back of the postcard is blank, with a printed title: "(19) JEUNES ETUDIANTS D'AKONO (Cameroun) (Missions des Peres du Saint-Esprit.)" ("Young Students of Akono"), and a printed address for the publisher: "Edite par <<MISSIONS>>. Revue mensuelle. 30, rue Lhomond, Paris (5e), 10 fr. par an. Ch. post. 1718-45, Paris". The Congregation of the Holy Ghost was a Catholic order that sent missionaries to French colonies in Africa.
Algerie et Kabylie - Kabylie - Jeune femme et fillette se rendant a la fontaine. ("Algeria and Kabylie - Kabylie - young woman and young girl going to the fountain.") An indigenous woman dressed in white wearing a large necklace carries a water jug on her back. Next to her a small girl dressed in dark clothes also carries a jar on her back., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d' Afrique, St-Charles - Edition G.-L. ARLAUD - LYON, Repr. interdite." The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa were a Catholic missionary order.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions du Sud-Afrique - Serie VIII A young woman is shown in profile, her arms laced behind her to carry a small child. Traditional scarification is visible on one arm, and her hair is coiffed in a tall peak., 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."
238 Madagascar - Elle est si jolie! A young woman holds a toddler on her hip. She wears a circular white cap. Behind her, a construction of poles can be seen., 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 "L'Oevre des Pretres Malgaches" "79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVc" "Ch. post. 567 39 Paris"
56. Afrique (Madagascar) - Dentellieres chez les Filles de la Charite de St. Vincent de Paul a Fort Dauphin ("Lacemakers among the Girls of the Charity of St Vincent of Paul at Fort Dolphin "). A group of nineteen adolescent girls sit outside on wooden benches and make lace. A missionary sister sits with them in a chair and also works on a piece of lace. In the background stands a statue of the Virgin Mary., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the publisher: "L'Oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi soutient les Missions catholiques du monde entier. Envoyez votre offrande par Cheques Postaux: Paris, 618 25, Lyon, 72.71 ("The work of the Propagation of the Faith supports the catholic Missions of the whole world. Send your offering by Postal cheques") PROPAGATION DE LA FOI. Paris - 5, rue Monsieur, (VIIe). Lyon, 12 Rue Sala ".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Bas Congo - Serie III - Dans les revieres du Mayumbe Petites Filles Mayumbes du Luali. Several Catholic missionary sisters stand alongside four rows of young women seated and standing in an assembly outside of a large wooden building. The building rests on brick piles., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
All but one of the band's members are dressed in traditional Chinese attire., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.
