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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.
