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Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Holland N 50 Oxford St
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Topic):
Smoking, Alcoholism, British, Social life and customs, Water pipes (Smoking)., Sick persons, and Wine
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (4e Série). La Mission du Sacré-Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 3. - Un Radjah et son fils." A Raja and his son pose for the camera. They are both dressed in royal garments. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." A family poses in front of a thatched-roof home with a missionary. The missionary is holding the hand of the father, who is lying down on the ground. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus. Chanoinesses - Missionnaires de Saint-Augustin." A missionary of St. Augustine bandages a girl's ankle in front of a wooden house. Additional information on the back, indicating that the postcard was printed in Belgium, reads "Heverlee-bij-Leuven" and "Ern. Thill, Brussel."
"Petites privilégiées.. - INDES - Mission des Soeurs de St Joseph d'Annecy." A nun is holding a young boy on her hip, while another child stand beside her, holding onto her dress. They are standing in front of a wooden door in a stone building.
"Inde. - Aux pansements Quelques-unes de nos petites malades avec leur infirmière Soeur Marie-Thérèse." The nurse, Sister Mary-Theresa, poses with some of her young patients. One child lays on a bench, another sits on the same bench, and three others stand next to Sister Mary-Theresa. They are all outside. Additional information indicates where the card was printed for the "Congrégation de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, 21, Rue Méchain, Paris." There is a handwritten note on the back.
"7. - Un jeune néophyte - <<J'ai tout quitté pour être chrétien.>>" A young boy sits in a stone doorway. The caption indicates that he has become a Christian and left his family behind. A stamp on the back of the card reads, "Cercle Missionnaire Du Sanatorum Du Clerge - Thorenc -"
"Series XVII. - 6. View from the Rock Top." This aerial view shows many buildings surrounding a pool, as well as the countryside around them. Additional information on the back notes that postcard profits benefit Industrial Schools in India.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." Aerial view of thatched-roof homes. There are two young girls next to one of the homes. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (4e Série). La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 9. - Un éléphant tout harnaché pour figurer dans une procession La tête est peinte, les broderies du baldaquin sont en or." An elephant is harnessed to appear in a procession. A man steers the elephant in front of a covered box on top of the elephant for people to sit in. The embroidery of the canopy is gold and the head of the elephant is painted. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Topic):
Animals; Customs and traditions; Indigenous populations
