"Series XII. - 4. Native business." An elderly woman and a young woman work with what looks like cow manure as they squat on the ground. Additional information on the back notes that postcard profits benefit Industrial Schools in India.
"Interior view of the women's common room of the workhouse, situated on Poland Street; slim columns supporting ceiling; women sit on benches at tables."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Decr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Saint James (Westminster, London, England : Parish)
Young women and elderly women pose for the camera in front of a building. Some are native and some are European. Presumably they are missionaries. "Congrégation des Filles de la Croix de Liége" is printed on the back. The postcard was printed in B...
"Three elderly hags are dressed as young girls, and leeringly imitate a girlish simper. One (perhaps the schoolmistress) sits on a chair under a tree (right) reading to the others, from 'Juvenel [sic] a Novel'. In her left hand is another book, 'An Od...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Boarding schools, Dogs, Girls, Jewelry, Older people, and Women
“Congrégation de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, 21, Rue Méchain, Paris. Madagascar – Normaliennes à la fontaine.” A smiling young woman pours water from her water can while her friends wash clothing, possibly on a small wooden platform. There are several lin...
