"Pater Lievens bij 't aankoopen van rijst voor zijn schooljongens." Father Lievens serves rice to school boys outside a small building. On the back is printed, "'We leefden in armoe te Torpa. Ons gewoon eten bestond uit rijst, zwarte koffie en geroosterd brood.' (brief van Pater Lievens' metgezel.)" A letter written by Father Lievens' companion describes the relative poverty. They ate rice, black coffee, and toast.
“Pater Lievens geknakt.” Missionary father Lievens is depicted in a cassock with a knit scarf around his neck. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Uitg.: ‘Lievenspenning voor Indische Priesters’. 11, Minderbroedersstraat, Leuven, Postrek. 116834. Met wankelenden tred, steunend op een stok, kuchend en hoestend, steeple zich de ‘apostel van Chota Nagpore’ nog een tijdje voort.” There is no handwriting on the back.
“Japon II. Missions Salésiennes. 1. Le T.R. P. Ricaldone viste la mission (1927).” The missionary father Ricaldone is shown with the people of the Salésiennes Mission during a visit. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Offrandes pour les Missions Salésiennes et renseignements: Groupe Missionnaire, 9, ch. De Fontamere, La Mulatière (Rhône). C.C.P., Lyon 58917.” There is no handwriting on the back of the card.
"Fr. Sirlinger as blacksmith with his carpenter" Father Eugène Sirlinger is working with metal on an anvil while a native man carrying a tool looks on at the Shendam Mission.