"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. Université St Joseph. 25. - Un étudiant Brahme Telougou, sectateur de Siva. Antoni Issar, Brahme Punjab, baptisé à Trichinopoly." The first man pictured is a Telugu Brahmin student and follower of Siva. The second man is Antoni Issar, a Punjab Brahman, who was baptized at Trichinopoly.
"Ankwe natives. The youth is a Christian teacher" A youth and a woman of the Ankwe or Goemai people pose for the camera. The youth wears a flowing white robe and cap while the woman wears a wrap and headdress.
"Barbier." A barber shaves another man's beard. They are both sitting on the ground. The barber's tools are on the ground beside the two men. Additional text on the back asks for monetary donations for the missions and indicates that the postcard was printed in Antwerp, Belgium.
"Indes. - 2. Un santal de la mission de Patna visant dans le haut du palmier un singe qui grignote ou un oiseau qui se repose." A young man aims a bow and arrow at the top of a tree. He is standing on top of a boulder. This postcard was printed in Lyon, France.
"22. - Indes. - Un triomphe de la Foi : un Indien de Haute Caste se fait Catéchiste des petits Parias - Missions des PP. Jésuites au Maduré [Madura]." A boy of a high caste speaks with younger boys from a lower caste. Some are sitting on the ground and some are standing. Additional information on the back directs donations to Paris and Lyon, France.
"A group of Brahmans who get their living by going about begging from the people." Six men and boys pose for the camera. They are all wearing rags. Some sit and some stand. One of them has white stripes painted on his body. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
"Unidentified. Miner? Cave dweller? Beggar?" A man is shown hunkered down in the dirt in a dimly lit area. A fire appears to be burning in the background.
"Les Ursulines de l'Institut de Thildonck dans la Mission du Bengale, Indes. Au marché. On mesure au moyen du coude." Men, women, and children are depicted in what appears to be a marketplace. There is a handwritten note on the back.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes. La Mission du Sacré-Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. Un sorcier bhil baptisé sur ses vieux jours." An elderly Bhil socerer who was baptized in his old age. Additional informationon the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France.
"Toilette matinale. Moulin à huile." In the top picture an elderly man is washing himself on the ground. In the bottom picture, an elderly man stands next to an oil mill. A few oxen and other men are in the background.
"Mission Salésienne De L'Assam - Indes Anglaises. Fakir indien. Femme de la tribu de Garo." A man of the Fakir tribe and a woman from the Garo tribe are pictured here. The woman has very large earrings and the man is wearing a necklace.
"Mission Salésienne De L'Assam - Indes Anglaises. 10. - Types de Banfaru Nagas." Three men sit on the ground and two sit on a short wall. They are all wearing decorative headgear and some are carrying sticks that are very decorated. They might be spears.
"Une grotte au Chotanagpore [Chotanagpur, Plateau." Many people gather in a field in front of a building made of rocks and surrounded by flags. It is an aerial view. Additional information reads "Mission Indienne des P.P. Jésuites." Also, donations are directed to Louvain, Belgium.
“239. ̶ Madagascar. ̶ Type betsimisaraka.” A smiling boy is shown wearing an interesting necklace. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Pour ‘l’Œuvre des Prêtres Malgaches’, 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe. Ch. Post. 567-39 Paris”. Handwriting in French closely covers the back of the card.
"Missions Salésiennes. Indes I. 1. Hindou musulman." This man wears a turban on his head, is smoking a pipe, has a beard, and looks off to the side. The caption indicates that he is a Hindu Muslim.
"Missions D'Asie. Le poète hindou: Rabindranâth Tagore (1861-1941)." The Hindu poet Rabindranath Tagore poses for the camera by looking down towards the floor. He has a mostly white beard. The top of his head is not shown in the picture. This postcard was printed in France.
"11. Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. - Bengalore [Bengaluru]. En expédition: campement indien." Indigenous people and a missionary all work in an indigenous camp. Some food preparation items are visible, as well as piles of goods.
"14. Un mendiant à Madras [Chennai]." A beggar holds a noise-making device and a bucket. His shadow is cast on the wall behind him. Additional information indicates that this postcard was printed in Brussels, Belgium.
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (5e Série). La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 3. - Un Bhil drapé dans son "langoti."" A man drapes a langoti over his shoulder and smiles for the camera. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
"Inboorlingen uit Chota Nagpore. Pater Lievens verwekte onder de Moenda's en Oeraons van Chota Nagpore een machtige bekeeringsbeweging." Native men and women from the Chota Nagpur Plateau pose for the camera.
"Capucins & Indiens." Three images of indigenous people are on this postcard. Two are of men wearing turbans and one is of a woman who is carrying a jug of water on her head.
"Series V. - 4. Christians of Kanikarer's savage tribe." A group of men, women, and children stand in front of humble thatched-roof homes. Some of them carry spears or bows and arrows. Additional information on the back notes that postcard profits benefit Industrial Schools in India.
"Government clerk at Shendam. Mohammedan" A robed man with a cloth headcovering sits on a chair with a book on his knee. Two children are standing near him.
“Madagascar. ̶ Betsileo.” A muscular Betsileo man is depicted in traditional clothing. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Madagascar. Superficie: 590.000 kilomtres carrès – Population 3.400.000 habitants. Principaux produits: Vanille, Riz, Manioc, Pois du Cap, Café, Viande, Peaux, Cire, Raphia, Or, Pierres précieuses, Mica, Graphite, Mineraux radioactifs et autres. Pour tous renseignements à l’Agence économique de Madagascar, 40, Rue du Général-Foy, à Paris.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"Missions d'Afrique - Soeurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie. Type mutwa (pygmée)." A pygmy man poses for the camera in traditional attire. He is sitting on a chair. He has a necklace with hair on it and he is holding a stick and a bow. This postcard was printed in Lille, Belgium.
