"Indes. - 5. Nos Frères Coadjuteurs. Vaillant et souriant, le Frère de Bisanti quitte sa tente pour sa toilette matinale. Comme toujours, la journée va être chargée." Brother Bisanti leaves the tent in order to wash at the wash basin in the morning. This postcard was printed in Lyon, France.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missions d'Afrique - Kivon. - Frere et Soeur. ("Missions of Africa - Kivon. - Brother and Sister.") Two indigenous children pose for a portrait wrapped in the fur of a tiger. Both wear beaded necklaces., and The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains a printed message: "Sinceres remerciements - Assurance de prieres." ("Sincere thanks - Assurance of prayers.") The back also contains information about the publisher: "Soeurs Missionnaries de Notre-Dame d'Afrique (Soeurs Blanches) - Birmandreis (Alger). -- Secretariat de la Chronique des Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique. 101. rue Olivier-de-Serre, Paris (XVe) C.Ch. Post.: Paris 1047-54."
“4. ̶ Madagascar. Deux petits frères Andriana (nobles).” Two young upper class brothers are depicted under a tree. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “En vente pour “l’Œuvre des Prêtres malgaches” 79, Avenue de Breteuil, Paris XVe.” There is no handwriting on the back.
“Giappone Sacro – 8. Grande Budda Giapponese.” A large stone Buddha statue is shown in a temple courtyard. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “II Pontificio Istituto Delle Missioni Estere promuove la propagazione della Fede e della Civiltà in nove vaste Missioni dell’India, dell’Indocina e della Cina. Sede generale : Milano (137) – Via Monterosa. 81.” There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The complex is composed of a large number of Chinese buildings, a fence, and exquisitely manicured grounds., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].